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Lombardo Farm

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 6 lakes

5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 6 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lombardo Farm near Oxford Village, CT. The route passes Folly Pond, Buckland Pond and Caiglo Pond before reaching Bush Hill at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 279 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway 41.76417, -72.55448
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Bush Hill–Buckland Pond, 6 lakes

5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 117–279 ft

Out & Back · Lombardo Farm

Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.76417, -72.55448

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Folly Pond.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miPass Buckland Pond.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Caiglo Pond.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miPass Bush Hill.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miReach Bush Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  34. 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-e765

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (5.2″ 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°66°
Thu 92°69° 41%
Fri 95°72° 37%
Sat 93°70° 42%
Sun 95°68° 20%
Mon 95°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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