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The West Hartford Reservoir recreation area is located on the western edge of
File:Large boulder on Kilkenny Rock in West Hartford Reservoir, Connecticut (October 2020) 01.jpg, Large boulder atop Kilkenny Rock (October 2020)
File:Split Rock in West Hartford Reservoir, Connecticut (October 2020).jpg, Split Rock, aka Dragon Rock - this is the view from the walking path (October 2020)
File:Dragon Rock in West Hartford Reservoir, Connecticut (October 2020).jpg, Dragon Rock, aka Split Rock - this is what the rock formation looks like from the woods (October 2020)
File:Cracked Rock in West Hartford Reservoir, Connecticut (October 2020).jpg, Cracked Rock (October 2020)
File:Crystal-shaped rock formation in West Hartford Reservoir, Connecticut (October 2020).jpg, Crystal-shaped rock formation (October 2020)
File:Field Boulder in West Hartford Reservoir, West Hartford, CT.jpg, Large boulder in the West Hartford Reservoir (October 2020)
File:Field Boulder in West Hartford Reservoir, West Hartford, CT (another view).jpg, Another view of the same large boulder (October 2020)
File:Rock With Fish Features in West Hartford Reservoir.jpg, "Fish Rock" - a glacial erratic with a fish eye (November 2020)
West Hartford Reservoir Trail Map
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The West Hartford Reservoir recreation area is located on the western edge of West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, west of downtown Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. The population was 64,083 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
The town's popular downtown area is colloquially ...
and northeast of Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census. It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles ...
. There are six large reservoirs along the eastern part of the park and a paved cycling trail that winds through the southern portion. The blue-blazed Metacomet Trail follows the highest ridge of the area and the network of trails throughout the area has led this to be a local mecca for mountain bikers, hikers, and trail-runners. The western edge is marked by Deer Cliff, a high rocky ledge that runs for about north-south. The Deer Cliff ledges have a long tradition of climbing routes for local mountaineers, but at this time the private access to the cliff base has been closed to the public. The Revolutionary War Campsite
The Revolutionary War Campsite is a historic archaeological site in West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the site of a 1778 encampment of Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. The site was listed on the National Regis ...
historical site is located near reservoir #6.
The property is owned by the Metropolitan District (The MDC), a non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...
in 1929 to provide water and sewer services to the Hartford region.
In 2010 Travel and Leisure magazine described the Reservoir as "West Hartford’s version of Central Park” with nearly 30 miles of trail.
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West Hartford Reservoir Trail Map
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