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Meshomasic State Forest

Del Reeves Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Del Reeves Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64196, -72.55528
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Del Reeves Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 601–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.64196, -72.55528

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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-road-out-back-8-km-97c9

Trail surface

36% dirt5% gravel1% paved58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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