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Buckingham Park

Buckingham Park Route

2 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 44 min

Buckingham Park Route is a 2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Park near Buckingham, CT. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 341 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71786, -72.53041
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Buckingham Park Route

2 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 44 min

Elevation 212–343 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Park

Trailhead: 41.71786, -72.53041

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Buckingham Park Route, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Buckingham Park Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftArrive 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/buckingham-park-route-out-back

Trail surface

79% paved15% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 6 min before dark.

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