Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Reservoir Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 636 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 912 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60563, -72.52832
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Reservoir Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 417–912 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60563, -72.52832
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 98% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
18% gravel15% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F65°
Precip98%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 1.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
76°63°
Wed
83°64°
Thu
85°67°
27%
Fri
92°69°
38%
Sat
90°68°
42%
Sun
92°68°
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- Woodchoppers Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Lake Pocotopaug & Hulseman Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Hulseman Pond–Midwood Farm Road, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft
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