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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Lower Beech MBT

4.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lower Beech MBT is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 308 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77452, -72.19119
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
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Lower Beech MBT

4.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 217–309 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.77452, -72.19119

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Beech MBT, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-beech-mbt-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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