Case Falls–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Manchester, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond and Cases Machine Shop Pond before reaching Case Falls at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 338 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Case Falls–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 215–489 ft
Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area
Trailhead: 41.76432, -72.51553
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Case Falls.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Case Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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