Portland Reservoir & Cranberry Bog is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Portland Reservoir near Fogelmarks Corners, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog and Portland Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 361 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60809, -72.57659
Nearest town Fogelmarks Corners, CT
Directions
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Portland Reservoir & Cranberry Bog
2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min
Elevation 254–362 ft
Out & Back · Portland Reservoir
Trailhead: 41.60809, -72.57659
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Portland Reservoir.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Portland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint–Cranberry Bog, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 843 ft
- Nathan Hall Quarry–Cranberry Bog, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Kelseys Pond & Cranberry Bog via Cox Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Jouncer Hill & Cranberry Bog 1.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Blueberry Hill & Cranberry Bog 1.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 514 ft
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