Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Albasi Lake via Mountain Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Albasi Lake via Mountain Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Albasi Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 738 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.73018, -72.50345
Nearest town Buckingham, CT

Directions

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Albasi Lake via Mountain Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 475–740 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.73018, -72.50345

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miReach Albasi Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  33. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 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

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 87°67° 36%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°70° 42%
Sun 95°69° 21%
Mon 93°70° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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