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Yale-Myers Forest

Park Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Park Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 976 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,070 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97165, -72.14741
Nearest town Union, CT
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Park Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 617–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.97165, -72.14741

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miArrive 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-out-back-10-km-1758

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ 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°65°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 92°70° 38%
Sat 89°69° 42%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

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