Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Shoddy Mill Pond via Upper Old Coop Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 54 min
Shoddy Mill Pond via Upper Old Coop Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Shoddy Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 656 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71130, -72.49496
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Shoddy Mill Pond via Upper Old Coop Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 54 min
Elevation 397–656 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.71130, -72.49496
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 100% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Old Hebron Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Shoddy Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 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
5% paved95% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 76°F67°
Precip100%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
78°65°
Thu
87°67°
33%
Fri
93°69°
34%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
94°68°
21%
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