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Meshomasic State Forest

Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 883 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road 41.62953, -72.51474
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 750–883 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road · 41.62953, -72.51474

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Midwood Farm Road, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftArrive 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-5-km

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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