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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Lower Beech MBT, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
Light rainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip77%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
66°55°
31%
Tue
59°47°
20%
Wed
63°47°
Thu
63°45°
Fri
61°49°
32%
Sat
58°51°
32%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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