Merimere Reservoir–Mirror Lake, 4 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Marks Dam, Merimere Reservoir and Mirror Lake before reaching Hubgard Park Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,191 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56969, -72.82361
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Merimere Reservoir–Mirror Lake, 4 lakes
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,191 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 285–941 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.56969, -72.82361
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Marks Dam.
- 0.1 miPass Merimere Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Mirror Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Hubgard Park Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Merimere Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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