UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract
Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Spring Hill, CT. The route passes Bicentennial Pond, Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach, Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach and Eaton Pond. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 287–556 ft
Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract
Trailhead: 41.78048, -72.22887
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Bicentennial Pond.
- 50 ftPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Slash Dash MBT, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Bicentennial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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