Meshomasic State Forest

State Forest Quarry #1 & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 35 min

State Forest Quarry #1 & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches State Forest Quarry #1 at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 899 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road 41.62953, -72.51474
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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State Forest Quarry #1 & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 710–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Mott Hill Road · 41.62953, -72.51474

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach State Forest Quarry #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 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

39% dirt1% boardwalk60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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