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Meshomasic State Forest

Portland Reservoir Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 46 min

Portland Reservoir Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 860 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63280, -72.54693
Nearest town Hopewell, CT
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Portland Reservoir Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 46 min

Elevation 623–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.63280, -72.54693

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/portland-reservoir-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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