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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.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 889 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01269, -72.07875
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hatchet Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 1.3 miPass Breakneck Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miPass Meyers Pond.
  12. 0.5 miReach Meyers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 1.5 miTurn left onto Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hatchet Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°64°
Thu 88°67° 50%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 90°68° 41%
Sun 92°66° 15%
Mon 92°70° 20%

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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