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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Blackledge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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