Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Mountain Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Mountain Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi423 – 610 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74150, -72.50280
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Mountain Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 424–609 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.74150, -72.50280
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 78% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip78%Wind6 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
65°55°
32%
Tue
61°48°
20%
Wed
64°46°
Thu
65°42°
Fri
63°49°
33%
Sat
60°51°
33%
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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