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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 74% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Marks Dam.
- 150 ftReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir 4.6 mi · ▲ 905 ft
- South Mountain–City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.7 mi · ▲ 791 ft
- City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir 4.1 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- South Mountain–City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, 3 summits 5.4 mi · ▲ 872 ft
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