Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Menunkatuck Reservoir & Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint
3.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Menunkatuck Reservoir & Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route passes Menunkatuck Reservoir before reaching Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Menunkatuck Reservoir & Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint
3.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 216–422 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.39990, -72.70651
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Menunkatuck Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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