Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 50 min
Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Fogelmarks Corners, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog before reaching Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 50 min
Elevation 254–361 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60809, -72.57659
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cox Road, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Kelseys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Blueberry Hill & Cranberry Bog 1.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Portland Reservoir & Cranberry Bog 2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Nathan Hall Quarry–Cranberry Bog, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–Cranberry Bog, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 843 ft
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