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Meshomasic State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 597 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59814, -72.54846
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass Gulf Hill.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mulford Road, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miPass Portland Reservoir.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Mulford Road, heading W.
  11. 500 ftReach Gulf Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gulf-hill-portland-reservoir-out-back-8-km-cc45

Trail surface

62% dirt33% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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