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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Blackledge Falls via Mountain Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 3 hr

Blackledge Falls via Mountain Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Blackledge Falls at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,002 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 860 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

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

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 475–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.73018, -72.50345

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 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. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftReach Blackledge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  51. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  57. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  60. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  61. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  62. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  63. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackledge-falls-out-back-12-km-4e50

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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