Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Nike Missile Site at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 738 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 784 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73241, -72.46372
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 444–784 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.73241, -72.46372

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miReach Nike Missile Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  35. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 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

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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