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Buckingham Reservoir–Gay City State Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Bolton, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Beach and Buckingham Reservoir. It climbs 844 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 860 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71986, -72.43638
Nearest town Bolton, CT

Directions

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Buckingham Reservoir–Gay City State Park Beach, 3 beaches

7.6 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 432–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.71986, -72.43638

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftPass Buckingham Reservoir.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miReach Buckingham Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Coop Road, heading NW.
  41. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pitch Pine Trail, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  52. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading SW.
  54. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  57. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  60. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  61. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  62. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  64. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  65. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  66. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  67. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  68. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  70. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  72. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  73. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  74. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  75. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  76. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  77. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt1% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 27% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 55% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 62% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 97% rain9 AM: 90% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°67° 33%
Fri 93°70° 33%
Sat 90°70° 43%
Sun 93°69° 21%

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