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Meshomasic State Forest

Del Reeves Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Del Reeves Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 581 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64200, -72.55174
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Del Reeves Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 601–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.64200, -72.55174

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hulseman-pond-hulseman-pond-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

51% dirt4% gravel1% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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