AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Hill Management Area

Border Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Border Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 348 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 742 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97588, -71.79697
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Border Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 515–740 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area

Trailhead: 41.97588, -71.79697

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

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

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 87°68° 39%
Fri 93°71° 29%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 93°70°
Mon 92°71° 19%

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