Meshomasic Mountain & Portland Reservoir via Reservoir Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Fogelmarks Corners, CT. The route passes Portland Reservoir before reaching Meshomasic Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi308 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reservoir Road 41.61543, -72.57077
Nearest town Fogelmarks Corners, CT
Directions
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Meshomasic Mountain & Portland Reservoir via Reservoir Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 309–879 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Reservoir Road · 41.61543, -72.57077
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Portland Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Meshomasic Mountain.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Del Reeves Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Mulford Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% gravel22% dirt3% paved47% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity68%
Rained 1.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
81°65°
Wed
80°66°
Thu
87°69°
27%
Fri
94°71°
40%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
94°70°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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