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Meshomasic State Forest

Woodchoppers Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Woodchoppers Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Lake Pocotopaug, CT. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 860 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60191, -72.52906
Nearest town Lake Pocotopaug, CT
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Woodchoppers Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 672–860 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.60191, -72.52906

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodchoppers-road-out-back-5-km-be1c

Trail surface

36% dirt20% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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