Meshomasic State Forest

Portland Reservoir Road & Reservoir Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Portland Reservoir Road & Reservoir Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 486 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 807 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.61968, -72.55264
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Portland Reservoir Road & Reservoir Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 420–808 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.61968, -72.55264

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Reservoir Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miReach Portland Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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