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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 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

OvercastTemperature 77°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 90°68° 42%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°69° 43%
Sun 93°67° 21%
Mon 93°71° 18%

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