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West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 2 hr

Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 5, Hartford Reservoir Number 5 and Standish Pond before reaching Metropolitan District Reservoir #2 at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 348 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 404 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74762, -72.78230
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
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Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 274–402 ft

Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.74762, -72.78230

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

Transit-accessible: stop 219 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Loop, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Fun Cut, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
  19. 50 ftPass Standish Pond.
  20. 300 ftBear right onto Tanks, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #2.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Northwest Road, heading N.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miReach Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading S.
  33. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miBear right onto Fun Cut, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Loop, heading SW.
  44. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 250 ftArrive 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-8-sights

Trail surface

48% dirt4% paved1% gravel47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 219 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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