Swamp Brook Pond & Celeron Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Swamp Brook Pond & Celeron Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Mansfield Four Corners, CT. The route reaches Swamp Brook Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Swamp Brook Pond & Celeron Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 561–676 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Celeron Trail · 41.81290, -72.27274
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Celeron stop 75 m from the trailhead
- Start on Celeron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Swamp Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: Celeron stop 75 m from the trailhead
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