Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.jpg
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Coop Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 1,133 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coop Road 41.74616, -72.47325
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Coop Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 488–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Coop Road · 41.74616, -72.47325

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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