Kelseys Pond & Mulford Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Kelseys Pond & Mulford Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Kelseys Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 518 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.61968, -72.55264
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Kelseys Pond & Mulford Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 282–520 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.61968, -72.55264
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mulford Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Cox Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Kelseys Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mulford Road, heading E.
- 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.
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
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