Meshomasic State Forest

Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road

6 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Bog at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 724 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 771 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.58755, -72.53683
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road

6 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 258–772 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.58755, -72.53683

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

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 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

53% gravel3% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Woodchoppers Road Trailhead