Meshomasic State Forest

Mott Hill Road–Mulford Road, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Mott Hill Road–Mulford Road, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near East Glastonbury, CT. It climbs 1,103 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 807 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road 41.65088, -72.52874
Nearest town East Glastonbury, CT

Directions

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Mott Hill Road–Mulford Road, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 330–808 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road · 41.65088, -72.52874

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

  1. Start on Mott Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Del Reeves Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mulford Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.2 miReach Mott Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mott Hill Road, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% dirt37% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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