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Middle Beech MBT is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 273 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78153, -72.20549
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

2.2 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 52 min

Elevation 220–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78153, -72.20549

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 77% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip77%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 1.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 52% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 77% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 57% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 35% rain9 PM: 36% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 67°56° 33%
Tue 60°48° 20%
Wed 64°48°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 62°50° 32%
Sat 59°52° 32%

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