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Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog, 3 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Portland Reservoir near Hopewell, CT. The route passes Portland Reservoir before reaching Cranberry Bog at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 600 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Mulford Road 41.64093, -72.56004
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog, 3 lakes

5.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 266–599 ft

Out & Back · Portland Reservoir

Trailhead: North Mulford Road · 41.64093, -72.56004

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Mulford Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miPass Portland Reservoir.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftReach Portland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Mulford Road, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% gravel26% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 1.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 47% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 95% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°68° 27%
Fri 93°70° 40%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 93°69°

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