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Nipmuck State Forest

Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 876 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98942, -72.12356
Nearest town Union, CT
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Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 682–876 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98942, -72.12356

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 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/lower-breakneck-hill-road-out-back-4-km-fac0

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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