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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 92°70° 33%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°69° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 94°72° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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