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UConn Forest Fenton Tract

Masons Mill Pond

2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 47 min

Masons Mill Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Fenton Tract near Storrs, CT. The route reaches Masons Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 581 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82097, -72.24799
Nearest town Storrs, CT
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Masons Mill Pond

2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 47 min

Elevation 319–581 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Fenton Tract

Trailhead: 41.82097, -72.24799

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Horsebarn Hill Arena stop 686 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miReach Masons Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 350 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/masons-mill-pond-masons-mill-pond-out-back-3-km-1894

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Horsebarn Hill Arena stop 686 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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