Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Strombery Pond & Coop Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Strombery Pond & Coop Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Strombery Pond. It climbs 619 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 735 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71164, -72.48770
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Strombery Pond & Coop Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 487–734 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.71164, -72.48770
Weather Aug 3: 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 NE.
- 50 ftPass Strombery Pond.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coop Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Strombery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
7% dirt93% 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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