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 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 right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Mirror Lake.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Hubgard Park Pond.
- 350 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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