Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Red Gates Pond before reaching Buckingham Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 399 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 600 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75026, -72.51153
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 289–601 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftReach Buckingham Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 96% rain9 AM: 88% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 70% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 8% rain
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%

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