Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT
3 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. The route reaches Chapin Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 34 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT
3 mi · ▲ 34 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 219–269 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.78912, -72.20951
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Chapin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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