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Wickham Park

Charter Oak Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Charter Oak Greenway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Wickham Park near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 154 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76286, -72.56041
Nearest town Oxford Village, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 64–154 ft

Out & Back · Wickham Park

Trailhead: 41.76286, -72.56041

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 590 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 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-9-km-18e6

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 590 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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