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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

3.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Route 89 41.77461, -72.19320
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
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Middle Beech MBT

3.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 217–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Old Route 89 · 41.77461, -72.19320

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 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-6-km-a7a3

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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