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Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Red Gates Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 607 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.73018, -72.50345
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 309–607 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.73018, -72.50345

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftReach Red Gates Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 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-8-km-aae1

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°65°
Thu 87°67° 36%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 91°70° 42%
Sun 95°69° 21%
Mon 93°70° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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