Wassel Reservoir–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Smith Brothers Pond, Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint and 2 more before reaching Shuttle Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 999 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wassel Reservoir–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes
7.2 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 169–748 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.61405, -72.82812
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Smith Brothers Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mason Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Wassel Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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