City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam is a 4.9-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, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,139 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Merimere Reservoir & Marks Dam
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 383–941 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.56834, -72.84942
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miPass Marks Dam.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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