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Meshomasic State Forest

Midwood Farm Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Midwood Farm Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 899 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60084, -72.52719
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Midwood Farm Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 750–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60084, -72.52719

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Midwood Farm Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 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-8-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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