Gulf Hill & State Forest Quarry #1 via Woodchoppers Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Gulf Hill & State Forest Quarry #1 via Woodchoppers Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route passes State Forest Quarry #1 and Gulf Hill. It climbs 371 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi486 – 781 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.60174, -72.55468
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
Directions
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Gulf Hill & State Forest Quarry #1 via Woodchoppers Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 485–781 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.60174, -72.55468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Gulf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass State Forest Quarry #1.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Gulf Hill.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
57% dirt38% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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