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Folly Pond & Charter Oak Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Folly Pond & Charter Oak Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. The route reaches Folly Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 157 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76019, -72.57159
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Folly Pond & Charter Oak Greenway

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 117–159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76019, -72.57159

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hillstown Path, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Folly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillstown Path, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 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-3-km-5e03

Trail surface

85% paved15% 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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