Porter Howard Watershed Land

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.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 495 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76820, -72.47511
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 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

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity77%
Rained 2.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 28% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 56% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 97% rain9 AM: 89% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 74% rain12 PM: 60% rain1 PM: 69% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 49% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 79°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 87°67° 43%
Fri 93°70° 35%
Sat 92°70° 43%
Sun 95°69° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 3 min before dark.

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