Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint
5 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint is a 5-mile out-and-back in Reservoir 6 Recreation Area near Alsop Corner, CT. The route reaches Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,275 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint
5 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 267–908 ft
Out & Back · Reservoir 6 Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.82082, -72.81095
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 68% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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