Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Middle Beech MBT
3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Middle Beech MBT is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Beech MBT
3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 217–282 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Old Route 89 · 41.77461, -72.19320
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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