Meshomasic State Forest

Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Del Reeves Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Del Reeves Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. The route reaches Nathan Hall Quarry at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 534 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 899 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63875, -72.54145
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Nathan Hall Quarry & Midwood Farm Road via Del Reeves Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 688–900 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. 0.1 miTurn right onto Midwood Farm Road, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftReach Nathan Hall Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 1.2 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NW.
  32. 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

40% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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