Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road
3 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Tylerville, CT. The route reaches Buckle Shop Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 437 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi79 – 318 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45929, -72.48432
Nearest town Tylerville, CT
Directions
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Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road
3 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 77–319 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.45929, -72.48432
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Gulf Quarry Road, 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 left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
88°70°
15%
Fri
93°72°
27%
Sat
91°70°
33%
Sun
91°70°
17%
Mon
96°73°
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More from this trailhead
- Long Hill 4.7 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft
- Long Hill 5.2 mi · ▲ 805 ft
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