Meshomasic State Forest

Woodchoppers Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Woodchoppers Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 899 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.58755, -72.53683
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT

Directions

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Woodchoppers Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 672–900 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.58755, -72.53683

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

  1. Start on Woodchoppers Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 450 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

35% dirt13% gravel52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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