AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wickham Park

Captain John Bissell Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Captain John Bissell Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Mayberry Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 177 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail 41.80146, -72.58002
Nearest town Mayberry Village, CT
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Captain John Bissell Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 108–179 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail · 41.80146, -72.58002

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Captain John Bissell Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2 miReach Captain John Bissell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2 miArrive 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/captain-john-bissell-trail-out-back-6-km-2921

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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