Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT
2.2 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 46 min
Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. The route reaches Chapin Pond. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT
2.2 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 46 min
Elevation 219–280 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.78153, -72.20549
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Chapin Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Fast Track MBT, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Chapin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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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