Meshomasic State Forest

State Park Pond & Woodchoppers Road

5 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 2 min

State Park Pond & Woodchoppers Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Fogelmarks Corners, CT. The route reaches State Park Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 727 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 807 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cox Road 41.60508, -72.56452
Nearest town Fogelmarks Corners, CT

Directions

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State Park Pond & Woodchoppers Road

5 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 293–806 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Cox Road · 41.60508, -72.56452

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Cox Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Shenipsit Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftReach State Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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

41% gravel38% dirt4% grass1% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F69°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 52% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 57% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 94% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 77% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 59% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°66°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 87°68° 22%
Fri 94°71° 34%
Sat 92°70° 38%
Sun 93°70° 20%

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