City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Hubbard Park Viewpoint
3 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Hubbard Park Viewpoint is a 3-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route reaches Hubbard Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 607 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hubbard Park Viewpoint
3 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 383–961 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hubbard Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Hubbard Park Viewpoint 3.1 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- East Peak & Hubbard Park Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft
- Hubbard Park Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Hubbard Park Viewpoint 3.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Mine Island & Merimere Reservoir 3.8 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Mirror Lake & Hubgard Park Pond 4.6 mi · ▲ 523 ft
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