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Meshomasic State Forest

Hulseman Pond

4.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Hulseman Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. The route reaches Hulseman Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 906 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 761–907 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. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Hulseman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/the-cascade-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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