AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 151 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75534, -72.56954
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

5.3 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 64–151 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: 41.75534, -72.56954

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Hillstown Path, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  4. 1.4 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. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  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-8-km-9365

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark.

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