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Lower Beech MBT is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 308 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78912, -72.20951
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Lower Beech MBT

2.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 45 min

Elevation 231–309 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: 41.78912, -72.20951

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 75% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Beech MBT, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip75%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 50% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 35% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 40% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 67°56° 33%
Tue 60°48° 20%
Wed 64°48°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 62°51° 32%
Sat 59°53° 32%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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