Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Blackledge Falls
5.3 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Blackledge Falls is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Blackledge Falls at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 610 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi584 – 860 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73414, -72.46343
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Blackledge Falls
5.3 mi · ▲ 610 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 584–860 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.73414, -72.46343
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Blackledge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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