Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road
2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min
Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 2-mile loop in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Bigelow Pond. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi669 – 873 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road 41.99239, -72.12911
Nearest town Union, CT
Directions
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Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road
2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min
Elevation 671–871 ft
Loop · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road · 41.99239, -72.12911
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bigelow Brook Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% dirt3% paved62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bigelow Brook Road Trailhead
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 6 lakes 11.8 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Cat Rocks–Breakneck Pond, 4 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Bigelow Pond & Morse Reservoir via Lower Breakneck Hill Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Lower Breakneck Hill Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Lost Pond & Morse Reservoir 7.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft
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