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Charter Oak Greenway & Laurel Marsh Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Charter Oak Greenway & Laurel Marsh Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Hilliardville, CT. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 151 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop) 41.77977, -72.56532
Nearest town Hilliardville, CT
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Charter Oak Greenway & Laurel Marsh Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 64–151 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop) · 41.77977, -72.56532

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftReach Laurel Marsh Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Captain John Bissell Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Marsh Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Laurel Marsh Trail (Gravel Loop), heading NE.
  12. 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/laurel-marsh-trail-verplanck-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

61% paved31% dirt2% boardwalk2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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