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Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Arnolds, CT. The route reaches Buckle Shop Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 461 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 515 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44328, -72.50581
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 76–514 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.44328, -72.50581

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gulf Quarry Road, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Buckle Shop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftArrive 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-6-km-98a0

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.6″ 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 77°63°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 92°71° 27%
Sat 90°69° 33%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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