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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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 E.
  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

97% paved2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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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