Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Buckingham Reservoir & Mountain Road Loop

4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Buckingham Reservoir & Mountain Road Loop is a 4-mile loop in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Buckingham Reservoir. It climbs 552 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 840 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72478, -72.46384
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Buckingham Reservoir & Mountain Road Loop

4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 459–839 ft

Loop · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.72478, -72.46384

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftPass Buckingham Reservoir.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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