Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint before reaching Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 773 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 446–802 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.70149, -72.50216
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Kongscut Mountain 1 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Cascade–Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–May Pond, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–Carini Pond, 4 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
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