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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Old Route 89

3.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Old Route 89 is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 276 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78747, -72.20694
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Old Route 89

3.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 219–277 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78747, -72.20694

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Route 89, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 1.1 miArrive 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-5-km-b517

Trail surface

86% dirt12% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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