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Lombardo Farm

Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point–Buckland Pond, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point–Buckland Pond, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Lombardo Farm near Addison, CT. The route passes Caiglo Pond and Buckland Pond before reaching Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 203 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hillstown Path 41.73914, -72.56865
Nearest town Addison, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point–Buckland Pond, 5 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 95–203 ft

Out & Back · Lombardo Farm

Trailhead: Hillstown Path · 41.73914, -72.56865

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hillstown Path, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Caiglo Pond.
  3. 0.4 miPass Buckland Pond.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  9. 1.6 miPass Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point.
  10. 0.2 miReach Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 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/caiglo-pond-caiglo-pond-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 88°68° 39%
Fri 95°71° 36%
Sat 93°71° 42%
Sun 96°70° 20%
Mon 94°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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