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.
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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: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 87% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gulf Quarry Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Buckle Shop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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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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