Meshomasic State Forest

Del Reeves Marsh & Midwood Farm Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Del Reeves Marsh & Midwood Farm Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Del Reeves Marsh at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 474 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 899 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60084, -72.52719
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Del Reeves Marsh & Midwood Farm Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 498–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60084, -72.52719

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftReach Del Reeves Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right onto Midwood Farm Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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