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West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Hartford Reservoir Number 1–Eden, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Hartford Reservoir Number 1–Eden, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route reaches Hartford Reservoir Number 1 at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75420, -72.79755
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
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Hartford Reservoir Number 1–Eden, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 256–595 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.75420, -72.79755

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Kenney Ridge, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Finger Rock Road, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading S.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eden, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eden, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading W.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left onto Finger Rock Road, heading W.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto Kenney Ridge, heading NW.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kenney-ridge-viewpoint-hartford-reservoir-number-1-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-57d3

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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