AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Charter Oak Greenway

4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 4-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 138 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: Hillstown Path 41.75686, -72.56858
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 64–151 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hillstown Path · 41.75686, -72.56858

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hillstown Path, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
  7. 150 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-edb7

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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