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.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 151 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76019, -72.57159
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hillstown Path, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 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

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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