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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.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 282 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Route 89 41.77461, -72.19320
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 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-5-km-e4b0

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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