Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Park Road
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Park Road is a 2-mile loop in Bigelow Hollow State Park near Union, CT. The route reaches Bigelow Pond. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi640 – 768 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Park Road 41.99274, -72.12564
Nearest town Union, CT
Directions
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Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Park Road
2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 43 min
Elevation 641–769 ft
Loop · Bigelow Hollow State Park
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
- Start on Park Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading SW.
- 150 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
34% dirt3% paved1% gravel62% 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%
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