Park Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,095 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Park Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near North Ashford, CT. It climbs 1,095 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 1,070 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94057, -72.13877
Nearest town North Ashford, CT
Directions
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Park Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,095 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 675–1,070 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% 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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