Meshomasic State Forest

Woodchoppers Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Woodchoppers Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 899 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59060, -72.53951
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Woodchoppers Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 743–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59060, -72.53951

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 350 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

39% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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