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Lower Beech MBT is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Spring Hill, CT. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT

Directions

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Lower Beech MBT

3.4 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 260–645 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: 41.78830, -72.22381

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftSharp left onto Lower Beech MBT, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 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

67% dirt1% boardwalk32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 90°69° 33%
Fri 93°70° 32%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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