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Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

3.7 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Burnside, CT. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 174 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway 41.77068, -72.60133
Nearest town Burnside, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

3.7 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 64–176 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.77068, -72.60133

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Forbes St & Opp Charter Oak Mall stop 152 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/charter-oak-greenway-out-back-6-km-5b43

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Forbes St & Opp Charter Oak Mall stop 152 m from the trailhead

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