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Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.4-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 Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 600 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway 41.76455, -72.52016
Nearest town Manchester, CT

Directions

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Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes

5.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 201–600 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 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Charter Oak Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miPass Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftReach Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 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

69% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk1% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 96% rain9 AM: 88% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 70% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°66°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 88°68° 40%
Fri 94°71° 36%
Sat 92°71° 42%
Sun 96°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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