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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

Golf Course Pond–Coop Road, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Golf Course Pond–Coop Road, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Gilead, CT. The route reaches Golf Course Pond. It climbs 1,151 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70077, -72.44595
Nearest town Gilead, CT
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Golf Course Pond–Coop Road, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 467–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.70077, -72.44595

Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Golf Course Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1 miTurn right onto Coop Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miReach Golf Course Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading SE.
  41. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 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/golf-course-pond-coop-road-out-back-3-sights-14-km-4860

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F55°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 19% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Tue 63°49°
Wed 61°46°
Thu 65°45°
Fri 68°49° 44%
Sat 70°52° 44%
Sun 70°54° 32%

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