Hartford Reservoir Number 6 & Gale Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Hartford Reservoir Number 6 & Gale Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Reservoir 6 Recreation Area near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 6 before reaching Gale Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 494 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hartford Reservoir Number 6 & Gale Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 283–582 ft
Out & Back · Reservoir 6 Recreation Area
Trailhead: connector · 41.81115, -72.77462
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 68% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 6.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 6, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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