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Beseck Mountain–Beseck Lake, 4 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in King Property near Beseck Lake, CT. The route passes Black Pond, Beseck Mountain and Lake Beseck Beach before reaching Beseck Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,057 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 781 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.53442, -72.73130
Nearest town Beseck Lake, CT

Directions

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Beseck Mountain–Beseck Lake, 4 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 351–783 ft

Out & Back · King Property

Trailhead: connector · 41.53442, -72.73130

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 78% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miPass Black Pond.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Beseck Mountain.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miPass Lake Beseck Beach.
  12. 50 ftPass Beseck Lake.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Beseck Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip78%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 3.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 51% rain11 AM: 64% rain12 PM: 74% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 25% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 66°56° 25%
Tue 63°49° 21%
Wed 65°47°
Thu 66°43°
Fri 62°47° 38%
Sat 61°52° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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