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King Property

Powder Hill–Beseck Lake, 3 beaches

2.1 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 55 min

Powder Hill–Beseck Lake, 3 beaches is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in King Property near Beseck Lake, CT. The route passes Lake Beseck Beach and Beseck Lake before reaching Powder Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 444 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51098, -72.73708
Nearest town Beseck Lake, CT
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Powder Hill–Beseck Lake, 3 beaches

2.1 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 55 min

Elevation 354–804 ft

Out & Back · King Property

Trailhead: 41.51098, -72.73708

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Beseck Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Beseck Lake.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 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/powder-hill-out-back-3-km-ed2b

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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