AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Meshomasic State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 810 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.61968, -72.55264
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Reservoir Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach Del Reeves Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/del-reeves-marsh-del-reeves-marsh-out-back-8-km-f078

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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