West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Newton Brainard Road & The Twisties
2.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Newton Brainard Road & The Twisties is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area near Alsop Corner, CT. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi469 – 722 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77538, -72.80033
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT
Directions
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Newton Brainard Road & The Twisties
2.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 470–722 ft
Out & Back · West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.77538, -72.80033
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 69% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Twisties, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Newton Brainard Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach The Twisties, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Twisties, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% gravel10% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip69%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity100%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
64°53°
16%
Tue
60°48°
19%
Wed
64°45°
Thu
65°43°
17%
Fri
63°48°
32%
Sat
61°50°
29%
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