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Yale-Myers Forest

Park Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Park Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near North Ashford, CT. It climbs 521 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 1,070 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98584, -72.11997
Nearest town North Ashford, CT
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Park Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 675–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.98584, -72.11997

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 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-7-km-ca5c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 79°63°
Thu 84°66° 51%
Fri 91°69° 37%
Sat 89°68° 41%
Sun 90°69° 15%
Mon 90°70° 20%

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