Ragged Mountain–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Ragged Mountain, Smith Brothers Pond, Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint and 3 more. It climbs 619 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi449 – 764 ft · steepest grade: 38%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61315, -72.82277
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
Directions
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Ragged Mountain–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints
2.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 449–765 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.61315, -72.82277
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Ragged Mountain.
- 50 ftPass Smith Brothers Pond.
- 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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