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 Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Buckingham Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 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
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F67°
Precip100%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
78°64°
Wed
78°64°
Thu
85°67°
35%
Fri
92°69°
34%
Sat
90°69°
43%
Sun
92°68°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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