Moodus Reservoir & Sabine Preserve Viewpoint via Daniel Peck Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 50 min
Moodus Reservoir & Sabine Preserve Viewpoint via Daniel Peck Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Sabine Preserve near Millington, CT. The route passes Sabine Preserve Viewpoint and Moodus Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Moodus Reservoir & Sabine Preserve Viewpoint via Daniel Peck Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 50 min
Elevation 362–455 ft
Out & Back · Sabine Preserve
Trailhead: 41.49978, -72.37948
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sabine Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Moodus Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Daniel Peck Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Moodus Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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