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Killkenny Rocks–South Wall, 8 cliffs 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, Killkenny Rocks, South Wall and 2 more. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 771 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Killkenny Rocks–South Wall, 8 cliffs

6.2 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 2 hr 29 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 miPass Killkenny Rocks.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Finger Rock Road, heading W.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kenney Ridge, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftPass South Wall.
  15. 50 ftPass Solar Panel.
  16. 50 ftPass Superstructure.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftReach Killkenny Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 500 ftTurn right onto Kenney Ridge, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Finger Rock Road, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading W.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading S.
  33. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fall Line, heading SW.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 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

64% gravel14% dirt5% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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