Beech Hill
3.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Beech Hill is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Young Preserve near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Beech Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beech Hill
3.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 145–298 ft
Out & Back · Young Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41418, -72.28852
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Beech Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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