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Schoolhouse Brook Park

Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Schoolhouse Brook Park near Chaffeeville, CT. The route passes Eaton Pond, Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach, Bicentennial Pond and Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach. It climbs 319 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 515 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78912, -72.20951
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes

3.9 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 231–517 ft

Out & Back · Schoolhouse Brook Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
  12. 0.3 miPass Bicentennial Pond.
  13. 50 ftPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miReach Bicentennial Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 200 ftBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eaton-pond-eaton-pond-out-back-6-lakes-6-km-a4ea

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.8″ 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° 33%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°69° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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