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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Nike Missile Site at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 431 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 709 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71911, -72.51439
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 444–708 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.71911, -72.51439

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miReach Nike Missile Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nike-missile-site-out-back-5-km-fe9d

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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