West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Hart Meadow–Garden Wall, 5 cliffs
2.8 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Hart Meadow–Garden Wall, 5 cliffs is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Alsop Corner, CT. The route passes Garden Wall, Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower and Hart Meadow. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hart Meadow–Garden Wall, 5 cliffs
2.8 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 457–736 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.77698, -72.80271
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Garden Wall.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower.
- 50 ftPass Hart Meadow.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Hart Meadow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Twisties, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.
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