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Meshomasic State Forest

Kelseys Pond–Del Reeves Road, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Kelseys Pond–Del Reeves Road, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. The route reaches Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 901 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 643 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.64246, -72.55897
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Kelseys Pond–Del Reeves Road, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 282–643 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.64246, -72.55897

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.6 miBear right onto Cox Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 450 ftReach Kelseys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Mulford Road, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miBear left onto Del Reeves Road, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kelseys-pond-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

56% gravel14% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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