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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.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61405, -72.82812
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miPass Smith Brothers Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
  6. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftPass Mason Pond.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miPass Shuttle Meadow Pond.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftReach Wassel Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  42. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% paved86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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