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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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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Coop Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Coop Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 1,073 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.4 mi

Getting there

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

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 506–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Coop Road · 41.74616, -72.47325

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

  1. Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  35. 0.5 miArrive 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/gay-city-state-park-viewpoint-out-back-13-km-d4d6

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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