Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Mountain Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Mountain Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. It climbs 949 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi476 – 860 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70393, -72.46404
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Mountain Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 475–860 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.70393, -72.46404
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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
30% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Coop Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- Coop Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- Golf Course Pond 2.3 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector 3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Buckingham, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Buckingham, Connecticut