Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Intermittent Cascade & Mason Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Intermittent Cascade & Mason Pond is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near New Britain, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching Intermittent Cascade at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Intermittent Cascade & Mason Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 186–344 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.64232, -72.79714
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Mason Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Intermittent Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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