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Down to the Stream

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  1. Areas
  2. CT
  3. …Central Connecticut
  4. …West Hartford
  5. West Hartford Reservoirs
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Length

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Singletrack

Elevation

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Ascent

-135' -41 m

Descent

15%

Avg Grade (9°)

38%

Max Grade (21°)

586' 179 m

High

451' 138 m

Low

Conditions

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“This is a steep technical downhill that ends in a skinny ~3 feet above a stream.”

— Glenn Duzy
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Overview

No night rides.
Features: -none-
Dogs: Leashed

Description

This is one of the most technical runs at the reservoir.

It branches off of the River Trail and heads straight down to the stream that runs along the Outer Berm.

The trail is pretty much straight downhill. There are several very rooty sections with ~8-12" steps. The last step is about 12" over a rock with a little ramp to smooth it out a bit. Right after the last step you hit a skinny that starts out about 12 inches wide and narrows to around 9 inches. The skinny is about 3 feet above the water of a small shallow stream.

Contacts

Local Club: CT NEMBA

May 4, 2017: Oxford Trail School: May 20

Apr 22, 2017: The Great Give 2017

Dec 29, 2016: Winterfest 2017

Land Manager: The Metropolitan District Hartford, Connecticut

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Jan 28, 2018
John Taylor
Thick hard ice at the bottom, wet with thick mud at top. 7.7mi
Aug 16, 2017
John Taylor
15mi
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  4.5 from 2 votes

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in West Hartford Reservoirs

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Bridge at the end of the Down to the stream trail. View after crossing the bridge.
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