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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Carriage Viewpoint–Cases Machine Shop Pond, 3 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr

Carriage Viewpoint–Cases Machine Shop Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Cases Machine Shop Pond and Carriage Viewpoint before reaching Red Gates Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 748 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carriage Path 41.76050, -72.48903
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
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Carriage Viewpoint–Cases Machine Shop Pond, 3 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 309–748 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Carriage Path · 41.76050, -72.48903

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Carriage Path, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miPass Carriage Viewpoint.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miPass Red Gates Pond.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftReach Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cases-machine-shop-pond-cases-machine-shop-pond-out-back-6-lakes-8-km-11a8

Trail surface

71% dirt4% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 87°67° 43%
Fri 94°70° 35%
Sat 92°70° 43%
Sun 95°69° 20%
Mon 93°70° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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