Hubbard Park Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 3 lakes is a 7-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Hubbard Park Viewpoint and Mirror Lake before reaching Hubgard Park Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 38%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57059, -72.82959
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Hubbard Park Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 3 lakes
7 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 285–1,014 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.57059, -72.82959
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hubbard Park Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Mirror Lake.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Hubgard Park Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Hubbard Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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