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Meshomasic State Forest

Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road via Del Reeves Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road via Del Reeves Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 860 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63875, -72.54145
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road via Del Reeves Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 688–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.63875, -72.54145

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Del Reeves Road, heading SW.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Mott Hill Road, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftReach Portland Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
  21. 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/mott-hill-road-portland-reservoir-road-out-back-8-km-003d

Trail surface

33% dirt4% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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