Addison Bog Nature Trail via Smith School Greenway
5 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Addison Bog Nature Trail via Smith School Greenway is a 5-mile out-and-back in Addison Bog and Woodlands near Oxford Village, CT. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Addison Bog Nature Trail via Smith School Greenway
5 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 125–331 ft
Out & Back · Addison Bog and Woodlands
Trailhead: 41.74290, -72.54337
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Smith School Greenway, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Addison Bog Nature Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Addison Bog Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Smith School Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Smith School Greenway 5.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Addison Pond via Smith School Greenway 5.3 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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