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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 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

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 87°67° 39%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 92°70° 43%
Sun 95°69° 21%
Mon 93°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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