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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Hanks Hill Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Route 89, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hanks Hill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ 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
91°69°
36%
Fri
93°71°
32%
Sat
92°69°
42%
Sun
93°67°
17%
Mon
94°71°
18%
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