Gulf Hill–Kelseys Pond, 3 summits
3.7 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Gulf Hill–Kelseys Pond, 3 summits is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route passes Gulf Hill before reaching Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 505 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gulf Hill–Kelseys Pond, 3 summits
3.7 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 282–772 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59391, -72.54312
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Gulf Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Kelseys Pond.
- 50 ftReach Gulf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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