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UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract near Spring Hill, CT. The route passes Bicentennial Pond, Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach, Eaton Pond and Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint before reaching Fifty Foot Cliff at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 515 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77803, -72.22588
Nearest town Spring Hill, CT
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Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint–Fifty Foot Cliff, 5 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 312–517 ft

Out & Back · UConn Forest Spring Hill Tract

Trailhead: 41.77803, -72.22588

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Bicentennial Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Schoolhouse Brook Park Beach.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Eaton Pond.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Beech MBT, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miPass Fifty Foot Cliff.
  14. 150 ftReach Upper Beech MBT Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 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-eaton-pond-out-back-7-lakes-6-km-5404

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ 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 91°69° 33%
Fri 93°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 41%
Sun 93°67° 17%
Mon 94°71° 18%

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