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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Beaver Pond & vague trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Beaver Pond & vague trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Meriden, CT. The route reaches Beaver Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 437 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 427 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56274, -72.80966
Nearest town Meriden, CT
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Beaver Pond & vague trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 151–427 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.56274, -72.80966

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto vague trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miReach Beaver Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 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-via-vague-trail

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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