Meyers Pond & Breakneck Pond via Hatchet Road is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Mashapaug, CT. The route passes Breakneck Pond and Meyers Pond. It climbs 825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Meyers Pond & Breakneck Pond via Hatchet Road
13.3 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 624–890 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 42.01269, -72.07875
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hatchet Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miPass Breakneck Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Meyers Pond.
- 0.5 miReach Meyers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hatchet Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Hatchet Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Reservoir No. 5–Breakneck Road, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Reservoir No. 4–Reservoir No. 5, 3 lakes 8.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft
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