Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Mountain Road
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Mountain Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. It climbs 1,118 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 860 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.73018, -72.50345
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Mountain Road
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 474–860 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.73018, -72.50345
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip4%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.5″ 2 days ago (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Thu
84°68°
45%
Fri
94°67°
57%
Sat
90°67°
41%
Sun
91°67°
16%
Mon
94°66°
19%
Tue
87°68°
35%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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