Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Old Route 89
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Old Route 89 is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Route 89
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 215–300 ft
Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.78580, -72.19732
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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