Ragged Mountain–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near New Britain, CT. The route passes Mason Pond, Wassel Reservoir, City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint and 3 more before reaching Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 981 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 755 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64088, -72.79668
Nearest town New Britain, CT
Directions
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Ragged Mountain–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes
6.4 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 186–756 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.64088, -72.79668
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Mason Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Smith Brothers Pond.
- 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ragged Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
6% paved94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Intermittent Cascade & Mason Pond 3.1 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Wassel Reservoir & Mason Pond 4.6 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond 4.7 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 5.6 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond 5.6 mi · ▲ 526 ft
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