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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Meriden, CT. The route passes Elmere Reservoir and Merimere Reservoir before reaching Marks Dam at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55986, -72.81058
Nearest town Meriden, CT
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Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 285–466 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.55986, -72.81058

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miPass Marks Dam.
  12. 150 ftReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elmere-reservoir-elmere-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-6-km-0755

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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