Reservoir Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Reservoir Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 628 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 912 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60084, -72.52719
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Reservoir Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 417–912 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60084, -72.52719
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mulford Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% gravel7% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Reservoir Road
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Reservoir Road
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