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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Mount Nebo–Upper Case Pond, 3 beaches

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Mount Nebo–Upper Case Pond, 3 beaches is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Manchester, CT. The route passes Mount Nebo and Upper Case Pond before reaching Gay City State Park Beach at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,732 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76059, -72.51527
Nearest town Manchester, CT
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Mount Nebo–Upper Case Pond, 3 beaches

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 222–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.76059, -72.51527

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Mount Nebo.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 0.7 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  41. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 150 ftReach Mount Nebo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  43. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  44. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  46. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  54. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  55. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  56. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  58. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  61. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  62. 400 ftTurn right onto Carriage Path, heading N.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  64. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  66. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  67. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  69. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  70. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  71. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  72. 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  73. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  74. 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
  75. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  76. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  77. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  78. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackledge-falls-out-back-16-km-ce3a

Trail surface

41% dirt27% paved6% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.

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