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
Directions
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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: 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 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity82%
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%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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