AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Nike Missile Site & Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Nike Missile Site & Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route passes Nike Missile Site before reaching Shoddy Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 588 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 709 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73596, -72.51335
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Nike Missile Site & Shoddy Mill Pond via Mountain Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 394–708 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.73596, -72.51335

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Nike Missile Site.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftPass Shoddy Mill Pond.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftSharp left onto Old Hebron Road, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miReach Nike Missile Site, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Upper Old Coop Road, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 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/shoddy-mill-pond-shoddy-mill-pond-out-back-8-km-b322

Trail surface

34% dirt5% gravel3% paved58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 91°69° 37%
Fri 94°71° 36%
Sat 92°69° 42%
Sun 94°67° 21%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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