Charter Oak Greenway–Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr
Charter Oak Greenway–Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), 4 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Oxford Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Charter Oak Greenway–Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 64–151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Connector Trail · 41.76796, -72.57350
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Marsh Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 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 E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Old Laurel Marsh Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Laurel Marsh Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 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 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 88 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Charter Oak Greenway
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- Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop)–Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Laurel Marsh Trail Reroute–Laurel Marsh Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Charter Oak Greenway Sunset Point–Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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