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Hillside Environmental Education Park

Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint–Swamp Brook Pond, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint–Swamp Brook Pond, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Hillside Environmental Education Park near Mansfield Four Corners, CT. The route passes Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint and Swamp Brook Pond. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 676 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81459, -72.26821
Nearest town Mansfield Four Corners, CT
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Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint–Swamp Brook Pond, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 505–676 ft

Out & Back · Hillside Environmental Education Park

Trailhead: 41.81459, -72.26821

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Innovative Partnership Building stop 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Celeron Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto Water Line Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miPass Swamp Brook Pond.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 1 miSharp right onto Celeron Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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/hillside-environmental-education-park-viewpoint-lower-storrs-pumping-station-pond-out-back-3-lakes-13-km-3b41

Trail surface

67% paved20% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 91°68° 41%
Fri 93°71° 33%
Sat 92°69° 42%
Sun 93°67° 17%
Mon 94°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Innovative Partnership Building stop 471 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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