Lake Pocotopaug & Hulseman Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Lake Pocotopaug & Hulseman Pond is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route passes Hulseman Pond before reaching Lake Pocotopaug at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 859 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Pocotopaug & Hulseman Pond
6.2 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 461–886 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.61146, -72.55374
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 84% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Hulseman Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Pocotopaug, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive 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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More from Mulford Road Trailhead
- Gulf Hill–Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–Mulford Road, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 879 ft
- Hulseman Pond 3.6 mi · ▲ 538 ft
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