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Meshomasic State Forest

Portland Reservoir Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 56 min

Portland Reservoir Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 860 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63280, -72.54693
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Portland Reservoir Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 56 min

Elevation 623–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.63280, -72.54693

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 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/midwood-farm-road-out-back

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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