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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Red Gates Pond & Cornholio

2.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Red Gates Pond & Cornholio is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Red Gates Pond. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 594 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74928, -72.50339
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
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Red Gates Pond & Cornholio

2.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 345–594 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.74928, -72.50339

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftReach Red Gates Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 300 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/red-gates-pond-cornholio-out-back-5-km-5301

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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