Hillside Environmental Education Park
Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint via Celeron Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint via Celeron Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Hillside Environmental Education Park near Mansfield Four Corners, CT. The route reaches Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint via Celeron Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 552–676 ft
Out & Back · Hillside Environmental Education Park
Trailhead: 41.82686, -72.26783
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Four Corners stop 119 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Celeron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Four Corners stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Celeron Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Swamp Brook Pond & Water Line Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond & Swamp Brook Pond 4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond & Swamp Brook Pond 5.3 mi · ▲ 331 ft
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