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Shakedown Street MBT is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It climbs 272 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77539, -72.19917
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT

Directions

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Shakedown Street MBT

3.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 219–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.77539, -72.19917

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miSharp right onto Shakedown Street MBT, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 92°70° 31%
Fri 94°72° 31%
Sat 93°70° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 95°72° 18%

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