Mansfield Hollow Lake–Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, 3 cliffs is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. The route passes Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint and Fifty Foot Cliff before reaching Mansfield Hollow Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 622 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi213 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79537, -72.20870
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
Directions
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Mansfield Hollow Lake–Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, 3 cliffs
5.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 215–507 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.79537, -72.20870
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Fifty Foot Cliff.
- 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 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Mansfield Hollow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ 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
81°64°
Thu
92°70°
36%
Fri
94°71°
32%
Sat
93°70°
42%
Sun
94°68°
17%
Mon
95°72°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 4 beaches 3.6 mi · ▲ 503 ft
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