Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Spring Hill, CT. The route reaches Chapin Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi220 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT
Directions
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Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT
5.2 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 219–645 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.78830, -72.22381
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fast Track MBT, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Chapin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
73% dirt1% boardwalk26% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip77%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
66°55°
31%
Tue
59°47°
20%
Wed
63°47°
Thu
63°45°
Fri
61°49°
32%
Sat
58°51°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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