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Meshomasic State Forest

Great Hill Pond & Shenipsit Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Great Hill Pond & Shenipsit Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Great Hill Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 807 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59060, -72.53951
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Great Hill Pond & Shenipsit Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 326–806 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

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shenipsit Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Great Hill Pond.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meshomasic-state-forest-viewpoint-out-back-7-km-bc90

Trail surface

75% dirt7% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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