Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 55 min
Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Arnolds, CT. The route reaches Buckle Shop Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 55 min
Elevation 77–406 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.46215, -72.51367
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gulf Quarry Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Buckle Shop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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