Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Upper Case Pond & Red Gates Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
9 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Upper Case Pond & Red Gates Pond via Charter Oak Greenway is a 9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Manchester, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond before reaching Red Gates Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 930 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Case Pond & Red Gates Pond via Charter Oak Greenway
9 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 216–748 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 41.76331, -72.51397
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 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.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Upper Case Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 7:44 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 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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