City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Elmere Reservoir via Old Metacomet

3.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elmere Reservoir via Old Metacomet is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Turkey Hill, CT. The route reaches Elmere Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 528 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58218, -72.79472
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT

Directions

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Elmere Reservoir via Old Metacomet

3.7 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 285–467 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.58218, -72.79472

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Metacomet, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Elmere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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