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Yale-Myers Forest

Lower Breakneck Hill Road

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near North Ashford, CT. It climbs 1,267 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94057, -72.13877
Nearest town North Ashford, CT
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Lower Breakneck Hill Road

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 682–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.94057, -72.13877

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-breakneck-hill-road-out-back-19-km-f854

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.6″ 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°63°
Thu 88°67° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°69° 42%
Sun 92°66° 15%
Mon 92°71° 20%

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