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Bigelow Hollow State Park

Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop

2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min

Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop is a 2-mile loop in Bigelow Hollow State Park near Mashapaug, CT. The route reaches Bigelow Pond. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 768 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99753, -72.12561
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT
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Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop

2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min

Elevation 641–769 ft

Loop · Bigelow Hollow State Park

Trailhead: 41.99753, -72.12561

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bigelow-pond-mountain-road-loop-via-mountain-road

Trail surface

42% dirt1% gravel57% 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 81°64°
Thu 89°68° 52%
Fri 93°70° 38%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 92°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 20%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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