Meshomasic State Forest

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

7.6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 52 min

State Forest Quarry #1 & Midwood Farm Road via Portland Reservoir Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches State Forest Quarry #1 at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 652 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 899 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road 41.64449, -72.52522
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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

7.6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 503–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Del Reeves Road · 41.64449, -72.52522

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Del Reeves Road, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Midwood Farm Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach State Forest Quarry #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Portland Reservoir Road, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Del Reeves Road, heading NE.
  28. 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

53% dirt3% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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