City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Hubbard Park Viewpoint

3.1 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Hubbard Park Viewpoint is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route reaches Hubbard Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 640 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 1,001 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56834, -72.84942
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT

Directions

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Hubbard Park Viewpoint

3.1 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 383–1,002 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.56834, -72.84942

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Hubbard Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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