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Kenney Ridge Viewpoint–Kenney Ridge, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route reaches Kenney Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 728 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Loop 41.75055, -72.78877
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT

Directions

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Kenney Ridge Viewpoint–Kenney Ridge, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 49 min

Elevation 318–728 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: Yellow Loop · 41.75055, -72.78877

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Loop, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Finger Rock Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kenney Ridge, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Finger Rock Road, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Kenney Ridge, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftReach Kenney Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Finger Rock Road, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left onto Kenney Ridge, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Finger Rock Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Loop, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Loop, heading SE.
  30. 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

30% dirt5% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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