Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Shailerville, CT. The route reaches Buckle Shop Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,001 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckle Shop Pond–Gulf Quarry Road, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 76–406 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.46035, -72.48639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gulf Quarry Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Buckle Shop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Long Hill 5.2 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Long Hill 4.7 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Buckle Shop Pond & Gulf Quarry Road 3 mi · ▲ 437 ft
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