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
- Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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°
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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