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Meshomasic State Forest

Del Reeves Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Del Reeves Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 493 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63788, -72.54584
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Del Reeves Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 601–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.63788, -72.54584

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/del-reeves-road-out-back-5-km-87dc

Trail surface

42% dirt5% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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