Charter Oak Greenway
4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Charter Oak Greenway is a 4-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 144 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
4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 64–151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76019, -72.57159
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hillstown Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
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