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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #3.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Finger Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass South Wall.
- 50 ftPass Solar Panel.
- 50 ftPass Superstructure.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach South Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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More from Yellow Loop Trailhead
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- Metropolitan District Reservoir #3–Lower Ridgeline Run Loop, 3 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Upper Ridgeline Run Viewpoint–Metropolitan District Reservoir #3, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Lower Ridgeline Run–Metacomet Trail (NET), 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- South Wall–Solar Panel, 7 cliffs 3.8 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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