West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Hartford Reservoir Number 5 & Yellow Loop
1.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 29 min
Hartford Reservoir Number 5 & Yellow Loop is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 5 before reaching Hartford Reservoir Number 5 at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hartford Reservoir Number 5 & Yellow Loop
1.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 29 min
Elevation 286–406 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.75306, -72.78480
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hartford Reservoir Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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