AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckland Pond & Hillstown Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Buckland Pond & Hillstown Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. The route reaches Buckland Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 154 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74675, -72.56769
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Buckland Pond & Hillstown Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 120–154 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74675, -72.56769

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Buckland Pond.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Hillstown Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Buckland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Hillstown Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckland-pond-buckland-pond-out-back-4-km-6de8

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 5 min before dark.

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