Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Mountain Road via Coop Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Mountain Road via Coop Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 536 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 686 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coop Road 41.74616, -72.47325
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Mountain Road via Coop Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 475–686 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Coop Road · 41.74616, -72.47325

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Coop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 85°67° 38%
Fri 92°70° 34%
Sat 90°69° 43%
Sun 92°68° 21%
Mon 92°69° 18%

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