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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mott Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Carini Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto 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 S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Del Reeves Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
55% dirt24% gravel21% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 1.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- North Mulford Road 3 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Del Reeves Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 477 ft
- Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog, 3 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Meshomasic Mountain–Portland Reservoir, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Kelseys Pond–Del Reeves Road, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 901 ft
- Del Reeves Marsh & Del Reeves Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 977 ft
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