Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Spring Hill, CT. The route passes Barrows Pond, Eaton Pond and Chapin Pond. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chapin Pond–Eaton Pond, 4 lakes
5.8 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 219–413 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.77480, -72.21735
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 N.
- 50 ftPass Barrows Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Eaton Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline MBT, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading E.
- 500 ftPass Chapin Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fast Track MBT, heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Pipeline MBT, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Barrows Pond & Schoolhouse Rock MBT via Stone Bridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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