Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Shoddy Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 709 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.73018, -72.50345
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 394–708 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.73018, -72.50345
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Shoddy Mill Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Old Hebron Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Shoddy Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 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
8% gravel6% paved3% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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