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Middle Beech MBT is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It climbs 273 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77465, -72.19680
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

3.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 219–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.77465, -72.19680

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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 surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.9″ 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 92°70° 31%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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