Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Nathan Hall Quarry at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 603 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi502 – 899 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.64449, -72.52522
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 503–900 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.64449, -72.52522
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Del Reeves Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Nathan Hall Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
62% dirt3% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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