Meshomasic State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 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

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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