Strombery Pond & Red Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Longo Farm Open Space near Buckingham, CT. The route reaches Strombery Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 673 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69681, -72.49314
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
Directions
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Strombery Pond & Red Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 42 min
Elevation 566–673 ft
Out & Back · Longo Farm Open Space
Trailhead: 41.69681, -72.49314
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Strombery Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% dirt14% grass55% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°68°
33%
Fri
93°70°
34%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
93°69°
21%
Mon
93°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Loveland Open Space Viewpoint–Longo Farm Open Space Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 2.1 mi · ▲ 258 ft
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