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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Middle Beech MBT

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Middle Beech MBT is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 380 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78807, -72.20372
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Middle Beech MBT

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 215–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78807, -72.20372

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  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 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/middle-beech-mbt-out-back-9-km-d155

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.8″ 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° 33%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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