Bestor Pond & Red Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 50 min
Bestor Pond & Red Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Longo Farm Open Space near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Bestor Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 259 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bestor Pond & Red Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 50 min
Elevation 566–774 ft
Out & Back · Longo Farm Open Space
Trailhead: 41.69681, -72.49314
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Bestor Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Strombery Pond & Red Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- White Viewpoint–Red Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Loveland Open Space Viewpoint–Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
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