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Sabine Preserve

Moodus Reservoir & Daniel Peck Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Moodus Reservoir & Daniel Peck Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sabine Preserve near Millington, CT. The route reaches Moodus Reservoir. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 456 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49497, -72.38244
Nearest town Millington, CT
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Moodus Reservoir & Daniel Peck Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 366–457 ft

Out & Back · Sabine Preserve

Trailhead: 41.49497, -72.38244

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Daniel Peck Road, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Moodus Reservoir.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftReach Moodus Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 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/sabine-preserve-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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