Ragged Mountain–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 6-mile out-and-back in City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands near North End, CT. The route passes City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, Wassel Reservoir, City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint and 3 more before reaching Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,180 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ragged Mountain–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints
6 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 427–756 ft
Out & Back · City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands
Trailhead: 41.63017, -72.83359
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Wassel Reservoir.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Smith Brothers Pond.
- 100 ftPass Ragged Mountain.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Ragged Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Wassel Reservoir & City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint 2 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint 5.5 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint 6 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Intermittent Cascade–Wassel Reservoir, 3 viewpoints 6.4 mi · ▲ 983 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint–Mason Pond, 3 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 836 ft
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