AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Meshomasic State Forest

Portland Reservoir Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Portland Reservoir Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 400 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 873 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61765, -72.51196
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Portland Reservoir Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 596–872 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.61765, -72.51196

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 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-7-km-031a

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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