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UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 4 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 4 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Chaffeeville, CT. The route passes Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, Fifty Foot Cliff and Eaton Pond before reaching Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 503 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79537, -72.20870
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT
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Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 4 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 235–507 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: 41.79537, -72.20870

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftPass Fifty Foot Cliff.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
  13. 100 ftReach Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-beech-mbt-viewpoint-eaton-pond-out-back-7-lakes-10-km-83aa

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ 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 81°64°
Thu 92°70° 36%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°70° 42%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 95°72° 18%

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