Portland Reservoir, Reeves Lookout State Wildlife Area, Meshomasic State Forest, Portland, CT - 3.jpg
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Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog Loop, 3 lakes is a 3.4-mile loop in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route passes Portland Reservoir and Cranberry Bog. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 518 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.61968, -72.55264
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Portland Reservoir–Cranberry Bog Loop, 3 lakes

3.4 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 291–520 ft

Loop · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.61968, -72.55264

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Reservoir Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Portland Reservoir.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftPass Cranberry Bog.
  11. 250 ftReach Portland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Mulford Road, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

42% gravel33% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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