State Forest Quarry #1 & Hulseman Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min
State Forest Quarry #1 & Hulseman Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route passes State Forest Quarry #1 before reaching Hulseman Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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State Forest Quarry #1 & Hulseman Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 703–875 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass State Forest Quarry #1.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Hulseman Pond.
- 0.1 miReach State Forest Quarry #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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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More from Woodchoppers Road Trailhead
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- Gulf Hill–Kelseys Pond, 3 summits 3.7 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Cranberry Bog & Woodchoppers Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- The Cascade & State Forest Quarry #1 Loop 4.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft
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