Powder Hill–Beseck Mountain, 3 summits is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Beseck Lake, CT. The route passes Black Pond and Beseck Mountain before reaching Powder Hill at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 696 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Pond Trail 41.52784, -72.74309
Nearest town Beseck Lake, CT
Directions
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Powder Hill–Beseck Mountain, 3 summits
3.8 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 395–804 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Black Pond Trail · 41.52784, -72.74309
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 76% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Pond Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Black Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Beseck Mountain.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip76%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 2.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
65°55°
29%
Tue
58°49°
21%
Wed
65°47°
Thu
66°43°
15%
Fri
62°47°
38%
Sat
61°52°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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