Carriage Viewpoint–Upper Case Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Red Gates Pond, Carriage Viewpoint and Cases Machine Shop Pond before reaching Upper Case Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75026, -72.51153
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Carriage Viewpoint–Upper Case Pond, 4 lakes
5.6 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 289–748 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.75026, -72.51153
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Carriage Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
- 0.1 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°66°
Wed
79°66°
Thu
88°68°
40%
Fri
94°71°
36%
Sat
92°71°
42%
Sun
96°70°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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