Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Schoolhouse Brook Park near Spring Hill, CT. The route passes Eaton Pond and Bicentennial Pond before reaching Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT
Directions
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Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 312–645 ft
Out & Back · Schoolhouse Brook Park
Trailhead: 41.78830, -72.22381
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
- 100 ftReach Bicentennial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
90°69°
33%
Fri
93°70°
32%
Sat
92°68°
41%
Sun
93°66°
17%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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