Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Coop Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Coop Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. It climbs 566 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi423 – 712 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74150, -72.50280
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Coop Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 424–712 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.74150, -72.50280
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Coop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
91°68°
39%
Fri
94°70°
35%
Sat
92°69°
43%
Sun
94°67°
21%
Mon
94°72°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Mountain Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Nike Missile Site via Mountain Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Buckingham Reservoir Watershed Viewpoint & Buckingham Reservoir via Mountain Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Cornholio 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
- Cornholio 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Coop Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,452 ft
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