Charter Oak Greenway
3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Charter Oak Greenway is a 3-mile out-and-back in Porter Howard Watershed Land near Highland Park, CT. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Charter Oak Greenway
3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 270–494 ft
Out & Back · Porter Howard Watershed Land
Trailhead: 41.76820, -72.47511
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 75% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 8 min before dark.
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