Middle Beech MBT is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Spring Hill, CT. It climbs 500 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi220 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT
Directions
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Middle Beech MBT
5.5 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 219–645 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
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.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Route 89, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
72% dirt7% paved1% boardwalk20% 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Middle Beech MBT
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- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Middle Beech MBT
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Middle Beech MBT
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Middle Beech MBT
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Middle Beech MBT
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