Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.jpg
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Coop Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 1,134 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coop Road 41.74616, -72.47325
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Coop Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 488–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Coop Road · 41.74616, -72.47325

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F50°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Wed 62°48°
Thu 62°48°
Fri 57°49° 30%
Sat 52°50° 44%
Sun 55°51° 44%
Mon 67°54° 31%

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