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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wood Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Wood Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
86°68°
40%
Fri
92°70°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
92°69°
Mon
92°70°
19%
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