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Sabine Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 456 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49978, -72.37948
Nearest town Millington, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Sabine Preserve Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftPass Moodus Reservoir.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Daniel Peck Road, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Moodus Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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/moodus-reservoir-sabine-preserve-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 87°69° 15%
Fri 94°71° 26%
Sat 91°70° 33%
Sun 92°69° 17%
Mon 93°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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