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Yale-Myers Forest

Lower Breakneck Hill Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Lower Breakneck Hill Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 1,205 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95313, -72.15189
Nearest town Union, CT
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Lower Breakneck Hill Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 614–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.95313, -72.15189

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 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/lower-breakneck-hill-road-out-back-15-km-b87e

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ 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°66°
Thu 87°68° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°70° 42%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°71° 20%

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