Mine Island & Merimere Reservoir is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Merimere Reservoir before reaching Mine Island at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 423 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 637 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56834, -72.84942
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Mine Island & Merimere Reservoir
3.8 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 383–637 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.56834, -72.84942
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Merimere Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Mine Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 W.
- 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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