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.
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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 Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 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.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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