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Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Yellow Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Yellow Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area near Mansfield Center, CT. It climbs 263 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 489 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 41.77890, -72.19013
Nearest town Mansfield Center, CT
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Yellow Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 215–490 ft

Out & Back · Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 41.77890, -72.19013

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right onto Middle Beech MBT, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 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/yellow-trail-out-back-7-km-5834

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 87°69° 31%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 93°70° 17%
Mon 93°71° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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