The Cascade & Hulseman Pond via Woodchoppers Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 38 min
The Cascade & Hulseman Pond via Woodchoppers Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route passes The Cascade before reaching Hulseman Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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The Cascade & Hulseman Pond via Woodchoppers Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 641–887 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59060, -72.53951
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 98% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass The Cascade.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Hulseman Pond.
- 350 ftReach The Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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