Metropolitan District Reservoir #3–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Oakland Gardens, CT. The route passes Hartford Reservoir Number 1 before reaching Metropolitan District Reservoir #3 at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 420 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74944, -72.77972
Nearest town Oakland Gardens, CT
Directions
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Metropolitan District Reservoir #3–Hartford Reservoir Number 1, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 256–420 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.74944, -72.77972
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 300 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 1.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Eden, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Red Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Metropolitan District Reservoir #3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Metacomet Trail (NET), heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eden, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
33% dirt4% paved63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 300 m from the trailhead
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