Portland Reservoir, Reeves Lookout State Wildlife Area, Meshomasic State Forest, Portland, CT - 3.jpg
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Portland Reservoir via Mulford Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Portland Reservoir near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches Portland Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 456 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.60593, -72.55676
Nearest town Cobalt, CT

Directions

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Portland Reservoir via Mulford Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 311–456 ft

Out & Back · Portland Reservoir

Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.60593, -72.55676

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mulford Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miPass Portland Reservoir.
  5. 100 ftSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Portland Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Mulford Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 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

61% dirt26% gravel5% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F69°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 52% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 57% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 94% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 77% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 59% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°66°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 87°68° 22%
Fri 94°71° 34%
Sat 92°70° 38%
Sun 93°70° 20%

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