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.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 735 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77698, -72.80271
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Garden Wall.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower.
  7. 50 ftPass Hart Meadow.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach Hart Meadow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto The Twisties, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel13% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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