Portland Reservoir, Reeves Lookout State Wildlife Area, Meshomasic State Forest, Portland, CT - 3.jpg
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Meshomasic Mountain–Portland Reservoir, 3 summits is a 5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. The route passes Meshomasic Mountain and Portland Reservoir. It climbs 718 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 879 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63750, -72.54257
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Meshomasic Mountain–Portland Reservoir, 3 summits

5 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 303–879 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.63750, -72.54257

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftPass Meshomasic Mountain.
  9. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miPass Portland Reservoir.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftReach Meshomasic Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

32% dirt5% paved63% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 1.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 47% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 95% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 86°67° 27%
Fri 93°70° 40%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 92°69°

Good to know

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