Gay City State Park Beach & Coop Road is an 8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Bolton, CT. The route reaches Gay City State Park Beach. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71986, -72.43638
Nearest town Bolton, CT
Directions
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Gay City State Park Beach & Coop Road
8 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 509–860 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.71986, -72.43638
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Coop Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Gay City State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
79°64°
Thu
86°67°
33%
Fri
93°70°
33%
Sat
90°70°
43%
Sun
93°69°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Buckingham Reservoir–Gay City State Park Beach, 3 beaches 7.6 mi · ▲ 844 ft
- Case Falls–Carriage Viewpoint, 5 lakes 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,581 ft
- Red Gates Pond & Gay City State Park Beach via Cornholio 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft
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