City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Mount Pleasant Housing, CT. The route passes Shuttle Meadow Pond and Mason Pond before reaching City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 380 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 169–558 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.64787, -72.80287
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Mason Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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