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Porter Howard Watershed Land

Howard Reservoir & Dog Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 41 min

Howard Reservoir & Dog Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Lydallville, CT. The route passes Dog Pond before reaching Howard Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 512 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78300, -72.47534
Nearest town Lydallville, CT
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Howard Reservoir & Dog Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 41 min

Elevation 439–512 ft

Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land

Trailhead: 41.78300, -72.47534

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftPass Dog Pond.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftPass Howard Reservoir.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Howard Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miArrive 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/howard-reservoir-howard-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 91°69° 46%
Fri 93°71° 36%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 93°67° 20%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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