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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 3 hr 6 min

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 4 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Bishops Corner, CT. The route passes Alligator Pond, City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint and Mirror Lake before reaching Hubgard Park Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,339 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58772, -72.83956
Nearest town Bishops Corner, CT
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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Mirror Lake, 4 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 227–966 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.58772, -72.83956

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Alligator Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftPass City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 1 miPass City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftPass Mirror Lake.
  23. 50 ftPass Hubgard Park Pond.
  24. 500 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  42. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mirror-lake-mirror-lake-out-back-6-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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