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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

3.9 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It climbs 338 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77372, -72.19532
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
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Middle Beech MBT

3.9 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 219–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.77372, -72.19532

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 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-6-km-caf3

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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