Meyers Pond–Bigelow Pond, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Meyers Pond–Bigelow Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Walker Pond, Meyers Pond and Meyers Pond before reaching Bigelow Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Meyers Pond–Bigelow Pond, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 624–711 ft
Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest
Trailhead: Lower Breakneck Hill Road · 41.97530, -72.14630
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Walker Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Meyers Pond.
- 0.7 miPass Meyers Pond.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Meyers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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