Case Mountain Recreational Area
Lookout Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
4.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Lookout Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Manchester, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond before reaching Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 501 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lookout Mountain & Upper Case Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
4.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 216–742 ft
Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area
Trailhead: 41.76331, -72.51397
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Lookout Mountain.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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