Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 637–806 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59060, -72.53951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shenipsit Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Woodchoppers Road Trailhead
- Woodchoppers Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- The Cascade & Hulseman Pond via Woodchoppers Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft
- State Park Pond via Shenipsit Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Great Hill Pond & Shenipsit Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft
- Mulford Road & Woodchoppers Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft
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