Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Upper Case Pond–Strombery Pond, 3 lakes
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Upper Case Pond–Strombery Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond, Strombery Pond and Bestor Pond before reaching Strombery Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,041 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Case Pond–Strombery Pond, 3 lakes
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 448–776 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.76765, -72.48452
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Charter Oak Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Upper Case Pond.
- 100 ftBear left onto Carriage Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Strombery Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Bestor Pond.
- 50 ftPass Strombery Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Case Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Carriage Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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