Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Bog at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 580 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 291–772 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59391, -72.54312
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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