Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Spring Hill, CT. The route passes Eaton Pond, Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint and Fifty Foot Cliff. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78830, -72.22381
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT
Directions
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Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 273–645 ft
Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract
Trailhead: 41.78830, -72.22381
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Slash Dash MBT, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Eaton Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tractor Supply MBT, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto La Vuelta Switchback MBT, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Upper Beech MBT, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Fifty Foot Cliff.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 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
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
90°69°
33%
Fri
93°70°
32%
Sat
92°68°
41%
Sun
93°66°
17%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Hill stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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