Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

4.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Mayberry Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 151 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Captain John Bissell Trail 41.78107, -72.57644
Nearest town Mayberry Village, CT

Directions

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Charter Oak Greenway

4.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 64–151 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

  1. Start on Captain John Bissell Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miReach Charter Oak Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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