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Meshomasic State Forest

Portland Reservoir Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Portland Reservoir Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 804 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road 41.62953, -72.51474
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Portland Reservoir Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Elevation 751–804 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road · 41.62953, -72.51474

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 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/portland-reservoir-road-out-back-4-km-5bb5

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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