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Meshomasic State Forest

Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 50 min

Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Fogelmarks Corners, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog before reaching Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 361 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60809, -72.57659
Nearest town Fogelmarks Corners, CT
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Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 50 min

Elevation 254–361 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60809, -72.57659

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cox Road, heading S.
  8. 450 ftReach Kelseys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 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/cranberry-bog-cranberry-bog-out-back-3-km-3fb2

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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