City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near New Britain, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 357 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 472 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64088, -72.79668
Nearest town New Britain, CT
Directions
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 186–471 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.64088, -72.79668
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 75% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Mason Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
9% paved91% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip75%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 3.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
65°55°
24%
Tue
62°49°
20%
Wed
65°47°
Thu
66°44°
17%
Fri
64°48°
34%
Sat
63°52°
34%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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