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Rainbow Reservoir & Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Rainbow Reservoir & Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near North Bloomfield, CT. The route reaches Rainbow Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 197 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail 41.87795, -72.74249
Nearest town North Bloomfield, CT
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Rainbow Reservoir & Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 104–197 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail · 41.87795, -72.74249

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bloomfield Greenway Mulit-Use Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftPass Rainbow Reservoir.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miReach Rainbow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 1.1 miArrive 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/rainbow-reservoir-bloomfield-greenway-mulit-use-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

62% paved30% dirt7% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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