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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Old Route 89

2.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 43 min

Old Route 89 is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 276 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78153, -72.20549
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Old Route 89

2.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 43 min

Elevation 219–277 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78153, -72.20549

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Route 89, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 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/old-route-89-out-back-4-km-f2ac

Trail surface

77% dirt18% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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