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.
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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
- Start on North Mulford Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Portland Reservoir.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Portland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto North Mulford Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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