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Middle Beech MBT is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 518 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hanks Hill Road 41.79554, -72.21671
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

4.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 219–517 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Hanks Hill Road · 41.79554, -72.21671

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 75% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Hanks Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Route 89, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hanks Hill Road, heading NW.
  25. 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

91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip75%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 50% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 35% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°55° 31%
Tue 59°47° 20%
Wed 63°47°
Thu 64°45°
Fri 61°50° 32%
Sat 58°52° 32%

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