Del Reeves Road–North Mulford Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Del Reeves Road–North Mulford Road, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 1,154 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi358 – 807 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.64449, -72.52522
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Del Reeves Road–North Mulford Road, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 359–808 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.64449, -72.52522
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Del Reeves Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Mulford Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Portland Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt41% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
- 2.4 mi · loop · via Del Reeves Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Del Reeves Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Del Reeves Road
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