Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. The route passes Eaton Pond before reaching Chapin Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes
5.4 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 219–394 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.77394, -72.21138
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fast Track MBT, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Chapin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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