Lower Beech MBT is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi213 – 308 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78580, -72.19732
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
Directions
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Lower Beech MBT
6.6 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 215–309 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.78580, -72.19732
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Beech MBT, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip77%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
67°56°
34%
Tue
60°48°
20%
Wed
64°48°
Thu
65°46°
Fri
62°50°
32%
Sat
59°53°
33%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Middle Beech MBT 5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft
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- Bicentennial Pond–Eaton Pond, 3 lakes 7.8 mi · ▲ 431 ft
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