City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 4 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Crooked Brook Pond, Elmere Reservoir and Merimere Reservoir before reaching Marks Dam at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 733 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 4 lakes
7.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 209–466 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.59533, -72.77754
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Crooked Brook Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Marks Dam.
- 150 ftReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Beaver Pond–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft
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