Kelseys Pond & Woodchoppers Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 53 min
Kelseys Pond & Woodchoppers Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 597 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59814, -72.54846
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
Directions
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Kelseys Pond & Woodchoppers Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 53 min
Elevation 282–596 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59814, -72.54846
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Kelseys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail via Woodchoppers Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft
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