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Buck Hill Scout Reservation

Border Trail

6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Border Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Scout Reservation near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 345 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 742 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98042, -71.78804
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Border Trail

6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 525–740 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hill Scout Reservation

Trailhead: 41.98042, -71.78804

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Wood Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp right onto Wood Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miArrive 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/border-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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