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West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 5 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 1 before reaching Killkenny Rocks at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74944, -72.77972
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
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Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 5 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 256–675 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.74944, -72.77972

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

Transit-accessible: stop 300 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 1.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eden, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Kenney Ridge, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftTurn right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading N.
  22. 50 ftReach Killkenny Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Kenney Ridge, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading E.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
  32. 300 ftContinue straight onto Eden, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftArrive 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/hartford-reservoir-number-1-hartford-reservoir-number-1-out-back-5-km-3449

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 300 m from the trailhead

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