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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Breakneck Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Park Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond 2 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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