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Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Arnolds, CT. The route reaches Buckle Shop Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 572 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44661, -72.51166
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 76–508 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.44661, -72.51166

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gulf Quarry Road, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miReach Buckle Shop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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/buckle-shop-pond-buckle-shop-pond-out-back-7-km-5aad

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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