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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Coop Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miReach Coop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 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

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