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West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 7 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 1, Hartford Reservoir Number 5, Hartford Reservoir Number 5 and Standish Pond. It climbs 297 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 404 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74944, -72.77972
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
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Hartford Reservoir Number 5–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 256–402 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. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Loop, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading N.
  15. 350 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftBear left onto Fun Cut, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  22. 50 ftPass Standish Pond.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Tanks, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miBear right onto Fun Cut, heading S.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Loop, heading SW.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 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-hartford-reservoir-number-1-out-back-9-lakes

Trail surface

43% dirt5% paved1% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 300 m from the trailhead

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