City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Merimere Reservoir before reaching Marks Dam at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,072 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 368–941 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.55322, -72.84496
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Marks Dam.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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