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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Coop Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Coop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 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

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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