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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Mount Nebo–Buckingham Reservoir, 3 lakes

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Mount Nebo–Buckingham Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Buckingham Reservoir and Upper Case Pond before reaching Mount Nebo at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,026 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 791 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71246, -72.49822
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Mount Nebo–Buckingham Reservoir, 3 lakes

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 222–792 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.71246, -72.49822

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 81% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Buckingham Reservoir.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 450 ftTurn right onto Carriage Path, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miPass Upper Case Pond.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 1.6 miPass Mount Nebo.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miReach Mount Nebo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  47. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  48. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
  52. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  53. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  57. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  59. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  60. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  61. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  63. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  64. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  66. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  67. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  69. 250 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading S.
  70. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  71. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  72. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  73. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  74. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  75. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  76. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading S.
  77. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  78. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  79. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  80. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  81. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  82. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  83. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  84. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-nebo-upper-case-pond-out-back-3-lakes-18-km

Trail surface

31% paved19% dirt7% gravel1% boardwalk42% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip81%Wind6 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 10% rain10 AM: 38% rain11 AM: 61% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°57° 26%
Tue 62°48° 20%
Wed 64°46°
Thu 65°42°
Fri 62°49° 34%
Sat 60°50° 34%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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