Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 8 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Foote Corners, CT. The route passes Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, Hartford Reservoir Number 5, Hartford Reservoir Number 5 and Standish Pond before reaching Hartford Reservoir Number 1 at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 427 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76816, -72.77745
Nearest town Foote Corners, CT
Directions
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Metropolitan District Reservoir #2–Hartford Reservoir Number 5, 8 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 256–426 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.76816, -72.77745
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tanks, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Metropolitan District Reservoir #2.
- 0.3 miPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 5.
- 150 ftPass Standish Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fun Cut, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eden, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 1.
- 0.1 miReach Metropolitan District Reservoir #2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Yellow Loop, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lower Ridgeline Run, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Fun Cut, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tanks, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Canal Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tanks, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt4% paved1% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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