Mine Island–City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, 3 groves is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint and Merimere Reservoir before reaching Mine Island at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,261 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 40%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58035, -72.81990
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Mine Island–City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, 3 groves
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 279–966 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.58035, -72.81990
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Merimere Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Mine Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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