Hanover Pond Trail, Meriden, Connecticut This 1.8-mile out-and-back trail is generally considered easy and takes an average of 32 minutes to complete. The Hanover Pond Trail is a rail-trail offering scenic natural escape combined with historical exploration. Along the way, informational kiosks highlight the history of the area which runs along Hanover Pond and Sodom Brook. The smooth asphalt trail is open to a diverse range of users from walkers, joggers, cyclists, and folks with dogs. Hanover Pond is a reservoir created when 19th century manufacturing industries dammed the water to generate power for the Meriden Cutlery Company, and the historic Dossin Beach bath house, built in 1932, now serves as the headquarters of the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association.