Gulf Hill–Portland Reservoir, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Gulf Hill–Portland Reservoir, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route passes Gulf Hill before reaching Portland Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 482 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gulf Hill–Portland Reservoir, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 313–596 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59814, -72.54846
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Gulf Hill.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mulford Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Portland Reservoir.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto North Mulford Road, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Gulf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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