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Middle Beech MBT is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Fifty-Foot Cliff Preserve near Spring Hill, CT. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

2.4 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 58 min

Elevation 273–645 ft

Out & Back · Fifty-Foot Cliff Preserve

Trailhead: 41.78830, -72.22381

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 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

53% dirt1% boardwalk46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 90°69° 33%
Fri 93°70° 32%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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