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South Wall–Solar Panel, 8 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Metropolitan District Reservoir #3, South Wall, Solar Panel and Superstructure. It climbs 771 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 771 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Loop 41.75438, -72.78611
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT

Directions

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South Wall–Solar Panel, 8 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 375–773 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: Yellow Loop · 41.75438, -72.78611

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading W.
  5. 50 ftPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #3.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading W.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miPass South Wall.
  13. 50 ftPass Solar Panel.
  14. 50 ftPass Superstructure.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftReach South Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
  32. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
  34. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading S.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 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 surface

55% gravel10% dirt5% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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