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Fifty Foot Cliff view, Mansfield CT.jpg
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UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 viewpoints

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 viewpoints is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Chaffeeville, CT. The route passes David Storrs Chapin Coney Rock Preserve Viewpoint, Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint and Fifty Foot Cliff before reaching Eaton Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,077 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 587 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79747, -72.19628
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 viewpoints

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 235–587 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: 41.79747, -72.19628

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miPass David Storrs Chapin Coney Rock Preserve Viewpoint.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftPass Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint.
  9. 50 ftPass Fifty Foot Cliff.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Slash Dash MBT, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miPass Eaton Pond.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Slash Dash MBT, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-beech-mbt-viewpoint-david-storrs-chapin-coney-rock-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-10-viewpoints-11-km-32d9

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 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 91°69° 34%
Fri 93°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 41%
Sun 94°67° 17%
Mon 94°71° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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