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Nipmuck State Forest

Bigelow Pond–Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Bigelow Pond–Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Bigelow Pond. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 860 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Park Road 41.99274, -72.12564
Nearest town Union, CT
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Bigelow Pond–Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 641–858 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: Park Road · 41.99274, -72.12564

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
  10. 1 miBear left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miReach Bigelow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miBear right onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 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/bigelow-pond-bigelow-hollow-park-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

3% gravel1% paved96% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.4″ 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°64°
Thu 87°67° 52%
Fri 92°70° 38%
Sat 89°69° 41%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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