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UConn Forest North Eagleville Tract

Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond–Celeron Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond–Celeron Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest North Eagleville Tract near Storrs, CT. The route reaches Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 466 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 663 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80991, -72.25951
Nearest town Storrs, CT
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Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond–Celeron Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 425–664 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest North Eagleville Tract

Trailhead: 41.80991, -72.25951

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Visitor Center stop 69 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Celeron Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto Water Line Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miReach Lower Storrs Pumping Station Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Celeron Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 400 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-4-sights-9-km-b03a

Trail surface

23% gravel19% paved58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Visitor Center stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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