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

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  49. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  51. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  53. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  54. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  55. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  56. 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

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