Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Blackledge Falls

4.8 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Blackledge Falls is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Blackledge Falls at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 581 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 860 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72971, -72.46384
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Blackledge Falls

4.8 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 584–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.72971, -72.46384

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftReach Blackledge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  33. 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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