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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

West Peak–Hubbard Park Viewpoint, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 40 min

West Peak–Hubbard Park Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 4-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Mirror Lake and Hubbard Park Viewpoint before reaching West Peak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 661 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55074, -72.83547
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
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West Peak–Hubbard Park Viewpoint, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 343–1,014 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.55074, -72.83547

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftPass Hubbard Park Viewpoint.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-peak-mirror-lake-out-back-5-lakes-7-km-8234

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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