AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buck Hill Management Area

Benson Mountain

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Benson Mountain is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Buck Hill Management Area near East Thompson, CT. The route reaches Benson Mountain at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 751 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail 41.98264, -71.79258
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Benson Mountain

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Elevation 648–752 ft

Out & Back · Buck Hill Management Area

Trailhead: Benson Mountain Trail · 41.98264, -71.79258

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Benson Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Benson Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 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/benson-mountain-out-back-3-km-6b00

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near East Thompson, Connecticut