Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road
3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bigelow Hollow State Park near Union, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond before reaching Mashapaug Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 271 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road
3 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 641–805 ft
Out & Back · Bigelow Hollow State Park
Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road · 41.99239, -72.12911
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bigelow Brook Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Mashapaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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