City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.3-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, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 472 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64924, -72.80204
Nearest town Mount Pleasant Housing, CT
Directions
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 169–471 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.64924, -72.80204
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Mason Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
18% paved82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 380 ft
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