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Meshomasic State Forest

Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 906 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60563, -72.52832
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 750–907 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60563, -72.52832

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftArrive 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/midwood-farm-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

26% dirt1% boardwalk73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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