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West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Eden, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Eden, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route reaches Hartford Reservoir Number 5 at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 404 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74736, -72.78492
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
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Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Eden, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 288–402 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.74736, -72.78492

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

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Loop, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach Hartford Reservoir Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Loop, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hartford-reservoir-number-5-eden-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

48% dirt7% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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