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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 3 lakes is an 8.3-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 Mirror Lake before reaching Hubgard Park Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58035, -72.81990
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT

Directions

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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 3 lakes

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 279–966 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.58035, -72.81990

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftPass City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miPass Mirror Lake.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miPass Hubgard Park Pond.
  21. 350 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  38. 0.9 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

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.4″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Thu 62°46°
Fri 68°48° 41%
Sat 55°52° 60%
Sun 54°52° 56%
Mon 59°53° 32%
Tue 74°53°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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