Yale-Myers Forest

Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 55 min

Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond and Meyers Pond. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 712 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road 41.99239, -72.12911
Nearest town Union, CT

Directions

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Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 55 min

Elevation 624–711 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

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

  1. Start on Bigelow Brook Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miPass Meyers Pond.
  7. 0.5 miReach Meyers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ 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 80°64°
Thu 87°67° 52%
Fri 92°70° 38%
Sat 89°69° 41%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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