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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftPass Bestor Pond.
  8. 150 ftReach Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miPass Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint.
  16. 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

Heavy showersTemperature 76°F67°
Precip100%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 42% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 61% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 97% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 79% rain11 AM: 75% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 73% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 78°65°
Thu 87°67° 33%
Fri 93°69° 34%
Sat 91°69° 42%
Sun 94°68° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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