Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Lookout Mountain & Red Gates Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Lookout Mountain & Red Gates Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Red Gates Pond before reaching Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 748 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75026, -72.51153
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Lookout Mountain & Red Gates Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 289–748 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 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 surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 96% rain9 AM: 88% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 70% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°66°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 88°68° 40%
Fri 94°71° 36%
Sat 92°71° 42%
Sun 96°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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