Eaton Pond–Barrows Pond, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Eaton Pond–Barrows Pond, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Schoolhouse Brook Park near Mansfield Center, CT. The route passes Eaton Pond and Barrows Pond. It climbs 497 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 515 ft9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77452, -72.19119
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
Directions
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Eaton Pond–Barrows Pond, 4 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 217–516 ft
Out & Back · Schoolhouse Brook Park
Trailhead: 41.77452, -72.19119
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto Pipeline MBT, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Eaton Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Barrows Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Schoolhouse Rock MBT, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hall Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Eaton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Schoolhouse Rock MBT, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stone Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Beech MBT, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline MBT, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
92°70°
31%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
93°70°
41%
Sun
94°68°
17%
Mon
94°72°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mansfield Hollow Lake & Flood Levee Trail Loop 1.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Echo Lake via Flood Levee Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 3.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Pipeline MBT 3.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 3.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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