Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point & Carriage Viewpoint via Carriage Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point & Carriage Viewpoint via Carriage Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Carriage Viewpoint before reaching Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 679 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point & Carriage Viewpoint via Carriage Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 56 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 ftPass Carriage Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Coop Road Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Coop Road Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Coop Road Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Coop Road Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Case Mountain via Carriage Path 4.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft
- Blackledge Falls 4.8 mi · ▲ 581 ft
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