Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Birch Mountain
3.8 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Birch Mountain is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Birch Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 446 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi367 – 787 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75130, -72.50223
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Birch Mountain
3.8 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 367–788 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.75130, -72.50223
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Birch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt26% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
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