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Camels Hump is a 3-mile out-and-back in Higby Mountain Easement near Beseck Lake, CT. The route reaches Camels Hump at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 635 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 833 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Camels Hump

3 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 418–834 ft

Out & Back · Higby Mountain Easement

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miReach Camels Hump, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% 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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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