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
- Start on Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Portland Reservoir Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Portland Reservoir Road
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