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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.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 676 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82686, -72.26783
Nearest town Mansfield Four Corners, CT
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Four Corners stop 119 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1 miSharp right onto Celeron Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach Hillside Environmental Education Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftArrive 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-out-back-6-km-e925

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Four Corners stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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