State Park Pond via Woodchoppers Road
4 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 38 min
State Park Pond via Woodchoppers Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches State Park Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 596 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi486 – 807 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.60174, -72.55468
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
Directions
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State Park Pond via Woodchoppers Road
4 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 485–806 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.60174, -72.55468
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Shenipsit Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach State Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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% dirt22% gravel4% grass21% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 2.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
78°65°
Thu
86°68°
22%
Fri
93°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
38%
Sun
93°69°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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