Reservoir 6 Recreation Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 581 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.81115, -72.77462
Nearest town Case Corner, CT

Directions

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 6.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 6, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt18% gravel5% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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