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Cowles Park

Hatchett Hill & Rainbow Reservoir via power cut road

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Hatchett Hill & Rainbow Reservoir via power cut road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cowles Park near East Granby, CT. The route passes Hatchett Hill before reaching Rainbow Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,171 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94602, -72.74108
Nearest town East Granby, CT
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Hatchett Hill & Rainbow Reservoir via power cut road

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 169–490 ft

Out & Back · Cowles Park

Trailhead: 41.94602, -72.74108

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftPass Hatchett Hill.
  12. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftBear right onto power cut road, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 500 ftPass Rainbow Reservoir.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 350 ftReach Hatchett Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  42. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  46. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  51. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  52. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  54. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  55. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  56. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  59. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  62. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  63. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  64. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hatchett-hill-rainbow-reservoir-out-back-3-summits

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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