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Nehantic State Forest

Beech Hill

10.9 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Beech Hill is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Silver Falls, CT. The route reaches Beech Hill at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 850 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 446 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39557, -72.26203
Nearest town Silver Falls, CT
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Beech Hill

10.9 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 201–446 ft

Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.39557, -72.26203

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miReach Beech Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.2 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/beech-hill-powers-lake-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

59% dirt15% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 3.9″ yesterday (5.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 92°71° 17%
Sat 91°70° 23%
Sun 92°68° 16%
Mon 95°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.

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