Meshomasic State Forest

Mott Hill Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Mott Hill Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 906 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mott Hill Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 757–907 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60084, -72.52719

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 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. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn right onto Mott Hill Road, heading S.
  13. 350 ftReach Mott Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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