West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 6, 9 cliffs
5.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 6, 9 cliffs is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Whitings Corner, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 6, South Wall, Solar Panel and 3 more before reaching Upper Ridgeline Run Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 837 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Killkenny Rocks–Hartford Reservoir Number 6, 9 cliffs
5.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 421–773 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.79317, -72.78537
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 69% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 6.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Weha Duro, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass South Wall.
- 50 ftPass Solar Panel.
- 50 ftPass Superstructure.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Kenney Ridge, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Killkenny Rocks.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #3.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Upper Ridgeline Run, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Ridgeline Run Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Killkenny Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Finger Rock Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kenney Ridge, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Weha Duro, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 5 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- South Wall–Solar Panel, 4 cliffs 4.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Finger Rock–Hartford Reservoir Number 6, 5 cliffs 4.8 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- The Twisties via Newton Brainard Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Hartford Reservoir Number 6 & The Playground 1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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