Meshomasic State Forest

Carini Pond–Del Reeves Road, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Carini Pond–Del Reeves Road, 5 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. The route reaches Carini Pond at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,460 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 807 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.64246, -72.55897
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Carini Pond–Del Reeves Road, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 359–808 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.64246, -72.55897

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mott Hill Road, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miReach Carini Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading S.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miBear left onto Del Reeves Road, heading SW.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% dirt24% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 1.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 47% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 95% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°68° 27%
Fri 93°70° 40%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 93°69°

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