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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 282 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78392, -72.19748
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Middle Beech MBT

4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 215–282 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78392, -72.19748

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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 350 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-8-km-346c

Trail surface

71% dirt29% 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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