Meshomasic State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 771 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59391, -72.54312
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cox Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 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

43% gravel5% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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