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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 72% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Folly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop) Trailhead
- Charter Oak Greenway & Laurel Marsh Trail 5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Charter Oak Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Charter Oak Greenway 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- New State Road Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Captain John Bissell Trail & Laurel Marsh Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Laurel Marsh Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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