Bigelow Hollow State Park view north from southern shore of Mashapaug Pond.jpg
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Mashapaug Pond is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bigelow Hollow State Park near Mashapaug, CT. The route reaches Mashapaug Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 764 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00479, -72.12892
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT

Directions

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Mashapaug Pond

2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 52 min

Elevation 705–765 ft

Out & Back · Bigelow Hollow State Park

Trailhead: 42.00479, -72.12892

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 53° · precip 72% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mashapaug Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Mashapaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Light rainTemperature 60°F53°
Precip72%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 55% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 65°53° 48%
Tue 59°46° 16%
Wed 61°46°
Thu 63°44° 15%
Fri 60°49° 31%
Sat 58°50° 31%

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