Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point & Charter Oak Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point & Charter Oak Greenway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. The route reaches Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 203 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hillstown Path 41.75686, -72.56858
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT

Directions

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Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point & Charter Oak Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 95–203 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hillstown Path · 41.75686, -72.56858

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 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. 1.8 miReach Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 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

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 92°69° 42%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 95°68° 19%
Mon 95°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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