Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Coop Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr
Coop Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. It climbs 736 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71454, -72.46982
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Coop Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 536–849 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.71454, -72.46982
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Coop Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Coop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 75°F67°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
78°64°
Wed
78°64°
Thu
85°66°
32%
Fri
92°69°
34%
Sat
90°69°
42%
Sun
92°68°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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