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.
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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
- 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.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Buckingham Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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