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Merimere Reservoir Loop via Metacomet Trail

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4.4 mi
Distance
2 hrs 19 min
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terrain
614 ft
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Overview

This hike is an easy-to-moderately strenuous loop hike around Merimere Reservoir in Hubbard Park, an ~1800-acre park in Meriden, CT.

The loop hike also includes East Peak and Castle Craig.

There are many trails in Hubbard Park, some of which are not well blazed, thus a paper map and an offline Gaia map are recommended.

Getting Started

Parking is available on Mirror Lake Dr. in Hubbard Park, Meriden, CT.

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    5 years ago
    Theres a challenging hill up to the top, but well worth it. Rumors are true - there’s a lot of bugs at the top. The trail can be a bit washed at some points, went off trail for a while and found the terrain/woods enjoyable.
    ★ ★ ★ ★

Public Tracks

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