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Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Lower Hart Pond–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 4 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr

Lower Hart Pond–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Mount Pleasant Housing, CT. The route passes Shuttle Meadow Pond, Mason Pond and City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint before reaching Lower Hart Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 330 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 456 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65067, -72.80143
Nearest town Mount Pleasant Housing, CT
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Lower Hart Pond–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 4 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 165–457 ft

Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Trailhead: 41.65067, -72.80143

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
  3. 0.7 miPass Mason Pond.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach Lower Hart Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-hart-pond-city-of-new-britain-public-watershed-lands-viewpoint-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

24% paved76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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