AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hillside Environmental Education Park

Celeron Trail & Water Line Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Celeron Trail & Water Line Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Hillside Environmental Education Park near Eagleville, CT. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 663 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80424, -72.27074
Nearest town Eagleville, CT
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Celeron Trail & Water Line Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 512–664 ft

Out & Back · Hillside Environmental Education Park

Trailhead: 41.80424, -72.27074

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

Transit-accessible: Northwood Apartments stop 34 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Water Line Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Celeron Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Water Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftSharp right onto Water Line Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miArrive 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/water-line-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

61% paved23% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwood Apartments stop 34 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Eagleville, Connecticut