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Hill-Stead Museum Grounds

Farmington Reservoir & Woodland Viewpoint via Woodland Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Farmington Reservoir & Woodland Viewpoint via Woodland Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hill-Stead Museum Grounds near Farmington, CT. The route passes Woodland Viewpoint and Farmington Reservoir before reaching Farmington Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi322 – 522 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72364, -72.81304
Nearest town Farmington, CT
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Farmington Reservoir & Woodland Viewpoint via Woodland Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 321–521 ft

Out & Back · Hill-Stead Museum Grounds

Trailhead: 41.72364, -72.81304

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Woodland Viewpoint.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miPass Farmington Reservoir.
  6. 0.6 miReach Farmington Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodland-viewpoint-farmington-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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