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Porter Howard Watershed Land

Green Hill–Howard Reservoir, 3 lakes

2.6 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr

Green Hill–Howard Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Lydallville, CT. The route passes Howard Reservoir and Porter Reservoir before reaching Green Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 594 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77681, -72.47247
Nearest town Lydallville, CT
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Green Hill–Howard Reservoir, 3 lakes

2.6 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 416–596 ft

Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land

Trailhead: 41.77681, -72.47247

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 74% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftPass Howard Reservoir.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftPass Porter Reservoir.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftReach Green Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-hill-out-back-d65c

Trail surface

27% dirt1% gravel72% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip74%Wind7 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 35% rain11 AM: 56% rain12 PM: 53% rain1 PM: 74% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 35% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 30% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°57° 27%
Tue 62°48° 19%
Wed 63°46°
Thu 65°44°
Fri 62°51° 32%
Sat 60°51° 32%

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