Elmere Reservoir & Crooked Brook Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 2 hr
Elmere Reservoir & Crooked Brook Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Blue Hills Conservation Area near Meriden, CT. The route passes Elmere Reservoir before reaching Crooked Brook Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 598 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 466 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56396, -72.81263
Nearest town Meriden, CT
Directions
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Elmere Reservoir & Crooked Brook Pond
5.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 217–466 ft
Out & Back · Blue Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.56396, -72.81263
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Elmere Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Crooked Brook Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 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
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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