Powder Hill & Beseck Mountain
6.3 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Powder Hill & Beseck Mountain is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Baileyville, CT. The route passes Powder Hill before reaching Beseck Mountain at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 838 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powder Hill & Beseck Mountain
6.3 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 339–840 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.47484, -72.73066
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Powder Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Beseck Mountain.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Powder Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Powder Hill 4.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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