Mount Nebo & Globe Hollow via Charter Oak Greenway
3.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Mount Nebo & Globe Hollow via Charter Oak Greenway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Charter Oak Park near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Mount Nebo before reaching Globe Hollow at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Nebo & Globe Hollow via Charter Oak Greenway
3.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 222–469 ft
Out & Back · Charter Oak Park
Trailhead: Charter Oak Greenway · 41.76765, -72.48452
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Charter Oak Greenway, heading W.
- 1.6 miPass Mount Nebo.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Globe Hollow.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Mount Nebo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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