AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yale-Myers Forest

Lower Breakneck Hill Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Lower Breakneck Hill Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 1,177 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,070 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97165, -72.14741
Nearest town Union, CT
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Lower Breakneck Hill Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 3 hr 21 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. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 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/lower-breakneck-hill-road-out-back-13-km-1da1

Trail surface

70% dirt30% 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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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