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

  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

Light rainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip78%Wind6 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 37% rain11 AM: 57% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 36% rain10 PM: 45% rain11 PM: 48% rain
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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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