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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Black Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Beseck Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Beseck Beach.
- 50 ftPass Beseck Lake.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Beseck Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
80°64°
Thu
92°70°
24%
Fri
93°71°
36%
Sat
92°70°
37%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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