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Old Chaffeeville Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Chaffeeville, CT. It climbs 296 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79068, -72.20883
Nearest town Chaffeeville, CT

Directions

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Old Chaffeeville Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 51 min

Elevation 231–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.79068, -72.20883

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Old Chaffeeville Road, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  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 S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Chaffeeville Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 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

50% dirt21% paved29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity83%
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° 33%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°69° 41%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 94°72° 18%

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