Best hikes in Meshomasic State Forest
Ambleway maps 44 hikes in Meshomasic State Forest, from a 1.0-mile walk to a 11-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Reservoir Road via Mulford Road. The biggest climb is Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & May Pond via Del Reeves Road, gaining 1,345 ft, and the network tops out at 912 ft.
- Kongscut Mountain 1 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Blueberry Hill & Cranberry Bog 1.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Cascade & Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint 1.7 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Jouncer Hill 1.9 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Springside Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Kelseys Pond & Woodchoppers Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Mott Hill Road via Portland Reservoir Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Del Reeves Road Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- North Mulford Road Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach 2.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Ricciardi Open Space Viewpoint Loop via Del Reeves Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- State Forest Quarry #1 & State Park Pond via Shenipsit Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Blackledge Falls & Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector 3 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–Nathan Hall Quarry, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach 3.3 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog Loop, 3 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector 3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Carini Pond & Mott Hill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- State Park Pond via Woodchoppers Road 4 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- Golf Course Pond & Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector 4.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Reservoir Road via Mulford Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Golf Course Pond & Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Woodchoppers Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- The Cascade & State Forest Quarry #1 Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Meshomasic Mountain & Portland Reservoir Loop via Del Reeves Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 575 ft
- Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Gulf Hill–Great Hill Pond Loop, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 691 ft
- Reservoir Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Midwood Farm Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Old New London Turnpike 5.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint Loop via Old New London Turnpike 5.6 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Hulseman Pond–Midwood Farm Road, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Del Reeves Marsh–Portland Reservoir, 3 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail Loop 6.4 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 6.5 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Mott Hill Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Car Wreck–Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint Loop, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Lake Pocotopaug–Hulseman Pond, 3 lakes 7.9 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- The Tubes 8.3 mi · ▲ 965 ft
- Great Hill Pond–Portland Reservoir Loop, 7 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & May Pond via Del Reeves Road 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft