Meshomasic State Forest

Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Hopewell, CT. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 860 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.63750, -72.54257
Nearest town Hopewell, CT

Directions

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Mott Hill Road & Portland Reservoir Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 696–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.63750, -72.54257

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Mott Hill Road, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftReach Portland Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 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

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 1.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 47% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 58% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 95% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 86°67° 27%
Fri 93°70° 40%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 92°69°

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