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Meshomasic State Forest

Carini Pond & Mott Hill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Carini Pond & Mott Hill Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Carini Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 817 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road 41.62953, -72.51474
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Carini Pond & Mott Hill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 404–816 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road · 41.62953, -72.51474

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mott Hill Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mott Hill Road, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miReach Carini Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Mott Hill Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carini-pond-out-back-6-km-4849

Trail surface

40% gravel23% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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