Del Reeves Marsh & Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Del Reeves Marsh & Reservoir Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Del Reeves Marsh at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 648 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Del Reeves Marsh & Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 420–811 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.61968, -72.55264
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Del Reeves Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Mulford Road Trailhead
- Kelseys Pond & Mulford Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog Loop, 3 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Del Reeves Road & North Mulford Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Portland Reservoir Road & Reservoir Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- State Park Pond–Mulford Road, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 966 ft
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