Woodchoppers Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Woodchoppers Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It climbs 497 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 906 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61765, -72.51196
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
Directions
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Woodchoppers Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 596–907 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.61765, -72.51196
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
26% dirt10% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
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