Meshomasic State Forest

Del Reeves Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Del Reeves Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 669 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 860 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64196, -72.55528
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Del Reeves Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 54 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 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt4% gravel1% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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