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Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

3.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Mayberry Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 193 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: Captain John Bissell Trail 41.78107, -72.57644
Nearest town Mayberry Village, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

3.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 64–176 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail · 41.78107, -72.57644

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Captain John Bissell Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 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-a921

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip72%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 40% rain11 AM: 54% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 51% rain11 PM: 55% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°55° 33%
Tue 62°50° 19%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 67°44° 16%
Fri 64°50° 32%
Sat 62°52° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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