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Reservoir 6 Recreation Area

Hartford Reservoir Number 6–Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, 5 lakes

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,740 ft · 5 hr

Hartford Reservoir Number 6–Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, 5 lakes is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Reservoir 6 Recreation Area near Alsop Corner, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 6, Steven Sauter Rock, Metropolitan District Reservoir #2 and 2 more before reaching Standish Pond at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,740 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82082, -72.81095
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT
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Hartford Reservoir Number 6–Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, 5 lakes

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,740 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 267–908 ft

Out & Back · Reservoir 6 Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.82082, -72.81095

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 6.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Steven Sauter Rock, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftPass Steven Sauter Rock.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #2.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Northwest Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  30. 0.3 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  31. 150 ftPass Standish Pond.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading S.
  35. 50 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 6, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading S.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading S.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Road, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 150 ftTurn left onto Steven Sauter Rock, heading N.
  46. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  47. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  49. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  54. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  55. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  60. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  61. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  62. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/metropolitan-district-reservoir-2-hartford-reservoir-number-5-out-back-5-lakes-21-km-1fa7

Trail surface

34% dirt19% gravel47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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