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Folly Pond & Laurel Marsh Trail via Charter Oak Greenway

5.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Folly Pond & Laurel Marsh Trail via Charter Oak Greenway is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Hilliardville, CT. The route reaches Folly Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 157 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop) 41.77977, -72.56532
Nearest town Hilliardville, CT
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Folly Pond & Laurel Marsh Trail via Charter Oak Greenway

5.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 64–159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop) · 41.77977, -72.56532

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Folly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading NE.
  16. 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/folly-pond-folly-pond-out-back-11-km-4ebb

Trail surface

66% paved26% dirt2% boardwalk2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.5″ 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 82°64°
Thu 92°70° 45%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 95°68° 19%
Mon 95°73° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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