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Nipmuck State Forest

Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond Loop, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 3-mile loop in Nipmuck State Forest near Mashapaug, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond and Breakneck Pond. It is mostly level, with 184 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99891, -72.12519
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT
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Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond Loop, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 663–825 ft

Loop · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 41.99891, -72.12519

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 E.
  2. 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftPass Breakneck Pond.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 200 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/breakneck-pond-loop

Trail surface

25% dirt75% 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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