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Lombardo Farm

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 7 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 7 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Lombardo Farm near Oxford Village, CT. The route passes Buckland Pond and Caiglo Pond before reaching Bush Hill at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 279 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Connector Trail 41.76796, -72.57350
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 7 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 64–279 ft

Out & Back · Lombardo Farm

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Connector Trail · 41.76796, -72.57350

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

Transit-accessible: stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Marsh Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftPass Buckland Pond.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miPass Caiglo Pond.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miPass Bush Hill.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miReach Bush Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  33. 1.4 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading S.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.9 miBear right onto Old Laurel Marsh Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miSharp left onto Laurel Marsh Connector Trail, heading SW.
  40. 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-16-km

Trail surface

52% paved30% dirt3% boardwalk1% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.2″ 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 92°69° 42%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 95°68° 19%
Mon 95°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 88 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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