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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Nike Missile Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Coop Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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