UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract
Eaton Pond–Pipeline MBT, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 47 min
Eaton Pond–Pipeline MBT, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Chaffeeville, CT. The route reaches Eaton Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eaton Pond–Pipeline MBT, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 47 min
Elevation 225–397 ft
Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract
Trailhead: 41.78912, -72.20951
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 75% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Eaton Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Slash Dash MBT, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline MBT, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old Chaffeeville Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Old Route 89 3.5 mi · ▲ 32 ft
- Chapin Pond 3.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Old Chaffeeville Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Chapin Pond via Shakedown Street MBT 3 mi · ▲ 34 ft
- Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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