Case Mountain Recreational Area
Case Mountain–Mount Nebo, 3 summits
5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Case Mountain–Mount Nebo, 3 summits is a 5-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Manchester, CT. The route passes Mount Nebo and Upper Case Pond before reaching Case Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Case Mountain–Mount Nebo, 3 summits
5 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 222–732 ft
Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area
Trailhead: 41.76059, -72.51527
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 N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mount Nebo.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Case Mountain.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Case Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Mount Nebo–Upper Case Pond, 3 beaches 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft
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