Simsbury Reservoir & Buckley Dam
1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 22 min
Simsbury Reservoir & Buckley Dam is a 1-mile out-and-back near West Simsbury, CT. The route passes Buckley Dam before reaching Simsbury Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 433 ft1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87904, -72.86598
Nearest town West Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Simsbury Reservoir & Buckley Dam
1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 22 min
Elevation 371–433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.87904, -72.86598
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Buckley Dam.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Simsbury Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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