Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Beach and Gay City Pond before reaching Gay City State Park Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 953 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 860 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71246, -72.49822
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Gay City Pond & Gay City State Park Beach
6.2 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 511–860 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.71246, -72.49822
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftPass Gay City State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Gay City Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip100%Wind9 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
79°65°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
87°67°
33%
Fri
93°70°
41%
Sat
91°70°
42%
Sun
95°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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