Case Mountain Recreational Area
Birch Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
5.8 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Birch Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Manchester, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond before reaching Birch Mountain at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 582 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Birch Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
5.8 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 201–778 ft
Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area
Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.76455, -72.52016
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 on Charter Oak Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Birch Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Birch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Charter Oak Greenway Trailhead
- Mount Nebo via Charter Oak Greenway 0.9 mi · ▲ 34 ft
- Charter Oak Greenway 2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Buckingham Reservoir Watershed Viewpoint–Buckingham Reservoir, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
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