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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 380 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 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78807, -72.20372
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Middle Beech MBT

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 215–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78807, -72.20372

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 12% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 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/middle-beech-mbt-out-back-9-km-b6e3

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F51°
Precip12%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Wed 62°47°
Thu 65°47°
Fri 55°49° 48%
Sat 54°51° 58%
Sun 60°53° 52%
Mon 66°55° 18%

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