Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 299 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78580, -72.19732
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Middle Beech MBT

5.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 215–300 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78580, -72.19732

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 N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 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

55% dirt45% 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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