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Middle Beech MBT is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 518 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hanks Hill Road 41.79554, -72.21671
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

2.2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 51 min

Elevation 266–517 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: Hanks Hill Road · 41.79554, -72.21671

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Hanks Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hanks Hill Road, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
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 80°63°
Thu 91°69° 36%
Fri 93°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 42%
Sun 93°67° 17%
Mon 94°71° 18%

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