Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Case Mountain via Carriage Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Case Mountain via Carriage Path is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Case Mountain at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 630 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Case Mountain via Carriage Path
4.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 536–792 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.72971, -72.46384
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Carriage Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Case Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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