AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Coop Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Coop Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Gilead, CT. It climbs 1,304 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69753, -72.45587
Nearest town Gilead, CT
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Coop Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 486–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.69753, -72.45587

Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 55° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 1 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  40. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  43. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  45. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  46. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  52. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  54. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  56. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  57. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  58. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  59. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  61. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  62. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  63. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  64. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coop-road-out-back-14-km-1931

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F55°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity66%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Tue 62°49°
Wed 61°46°
Thu 64°44°
Fri 68°49° 44%
Sat 70°52° 44%
Sun 70°53° 32%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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