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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Coop Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 1,074 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Coop Road

7 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 506–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Coop Road · 41.74616, -72.47325

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

  1. Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F55°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Tue 63°49°
Wed 60°46°
Thu 64°44°
Fri 68°48° 44%
Sat 70°51° 44%
Sun 70°51° 33%

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