Wood Road via Border Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Wood Road via Border Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99196, -71.80509
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Wood Road via Border Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 489–740 ft
Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area
Trailhead: 41.99196, -71.80509
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Wood Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Wood Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Border Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
87°68°
41%
Fri
93°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
93°70°
Mon
92°71°
19%
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- Border Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Buck Hill Pond via Benson Mountain Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Border Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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