Hubbard Park Viewpoint–Merimere Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Mirror Lake, Merimere Reservoir, Marks Dam and 2 more. It climbs 1,200 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi345 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55074, -72.83547
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Hubbard Park Viewpoint–Merimere Reservoir, 4 lakes
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 343–941 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.55074, -72.83547
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Merimere Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Marks Dam.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Hubbard Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miPass Hubbard Park Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hubbard Park Viewpoint & Mirror Lake 2 mi · ▲ 652 ft
- West Peak–Hubbard Park Viewpoint, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 661 ft
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