Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Red Gates Pond & Cornholio
3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Red Gates Pond & Cornholio is a 3-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route reaches Red Gates Pond. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 594 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75026, -72.51153
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Red Gates Pond & Cornholio
3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 289–594 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.75026, -72.51153
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Red Gates Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 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
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°66°
Wed
79°66°
Thu
88°68°
40%
Fri
94°71°
36%
Sat
92°71°
42%
Sun
96°70°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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