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Hillside Environmental Education Park

Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond & Water Line Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond & Water Line Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Hillside Environmental Education Park near Mansfield Four Corners, CT. The route reaches Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 663 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81126, -72.26669
Nearest town Mansfield Four Corners, CT
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Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond & Water Line Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 422–664 ft

Out & Back · Hillside Environmental Education Park

Trailhead: 41.81126, -72.26669

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 75% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Upper F Lot stop 301 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp right 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. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miReach Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Celeron Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 100 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/lower-storrs-pumping-station-pond-lower-storrs-pumping-station-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-ebb9

Trail surface

28% paved27% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip75%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 53% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 60% rain3 PM: 55% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°55° 32%
Tue 59°47° 19%
Wed 63°46°
Thu 64°45°
Fri 61°50° 32%
Sat 59°51° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Upper F Lot stop 301 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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