Meshomasic State Forest

Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road

6 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Bog at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 724 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 771 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.58755, -72.53683
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road

6 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 258–772 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.58755, -72.53683

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% gravel3% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 75°F67°
Precip98%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 49% rain4 AM: 50% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 98% rain8 AM: 95% rain9 AM: 90% rain10 AM: 76% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 59% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 78°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 86°67° 21%
Fri 92°70° 33%
Sat 90°69° 38%
Sun 92°68° 20%

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