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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Red Gates Pond & Gay City State Park Beach via Cornholio

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Red Gates Pond & Gay City State Park Beach via Cornholio is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Bolton, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Beach before reaching Red Gates Pond at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,351 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 860 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72086, -72.43673
Nearest town Bolton, CT
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Red Gates Pond & Gay City State Park Beach via Cornholio

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 310–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.72086, -72.43673

Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  48. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  49. 150 ftReach Red Gates Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  50. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  51. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  52. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  54. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  55. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  56. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  57. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  58. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  59. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  60. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  63. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  64. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  65. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  66. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  67. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  70. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  71. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  72. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  73. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  74. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  75. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  76. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  77. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  78. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  79. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  80. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  81. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  82. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  83. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  84. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  85. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  86. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  87. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  88. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  89. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  90. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  91. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  92. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  93. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  94. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  95. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  96. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-gates-pond-red-gates-pond-out-back-3-lakes-16-km-3f47

Trail surface

25% dirt1% grass1% gravel73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Rained 1.7″ 2 days ago (3.4″ 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° 44%
Fri 92°68° 57%
Sat 88°65° 41%
Sun 90°65° 16%
Mon 91°70° 19%
Tue 81°65° 35%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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