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Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 151 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway 41.76269, -72.56253
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

4.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 64–151 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.76269, -72.56253

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

Transit-accessible: stop 552 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/charter-oak-greenway-out-back-7-km-0527

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 552 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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