Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Yellow Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 632–816 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.69082, -72.49954
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Car Wreck & Yellow Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–May Pond, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 623 ft
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