Buckingham Park

Buckingham Park Route

1.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 41 min

Buckingham Park Route is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Park near Buckingham, CT. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 341 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71434, -72.52712
Nearest town Buckingham, CT

Directions

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Buckingham Park Route

1.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 41 min

Elevation 212–343 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Park

Trailhead: 41.71434, -72.52712

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Buckingham Park Route, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach Buckingham Park Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% paved14% dirt

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip100%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 2.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 31% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 44% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 61% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 96% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 79% rain11 AM: 74% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 73% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 79°65°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 88°68° 34%
Fri 94°70° 35%
Sat 92°71° 42%
Sun 95°70° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 6 min before dark.

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