Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint–Bestor Pond, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Longo Farm Open Space near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Bestor Pond and Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 774 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70664, -72.49143
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint–Bestor Pond, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 44 min
Elevation 575–774 ft
Out & Back · Longo Farm Open Space
Trailhead: 41.70664, -72.49143
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Bestor Pond.
- 150 ftReach Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint.
- 0.2 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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