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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Buckland Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hillstown Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Buckland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hillstown Path, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 3 min before dark.
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