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Yale-Myers Forest

Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Park Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Park Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond before reaching Mashapaug Pond at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,070 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95313, -72.15189
Nearest town Union, CT
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Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Park Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 3 hr 58 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. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 200 ftReach Mashapaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.7 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/mashapaug-pond-out-back-21-km-ca29

Trail surface

75% dirt2% gravel23% 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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