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Hillside Environmental Education Park

Cascades–Celeron Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Cascades–Celeron Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hillside Environmental Education Park near Storrs, CT. The route reaches Cascades at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 663 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80991, -72.25951
Nearest town Storrs, CT
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Cascades–Celeron Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 435–664 ft

Out & Back · Hillside Environmental Education Park

Trailhead: 41.80991, -72.25951

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Visitor Center stop 69 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Celeron Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto Water Line Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miReach Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Celeron Trail, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascades-cascades-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

34% gravel28% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Visitor Center stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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