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
- 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
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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Buckingham Reservoir Watershed Viewpoint & Buckingham Reservoir via Mountain Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Coop Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Cornholio 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
- Cornholio 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Coop Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
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