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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Beech MBT, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Lower Beech MBT, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.9″ 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°
31%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
93°70°
41%
Sun
94°68°
17%
Mon
94°72°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mansfield Hollow Lake & Flood Levee Trail Loop 1.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Echo Lake via Flood Levee Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Middle Beech MBT 3.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Pipeline MBT 3.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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