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Bigelow Hollow State Park

Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Bigelow Hollow State Park near Mashapaug, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond and Meyers Pond. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 712 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99753, -72.12561
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT
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Meyers Pond & Bigelow Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 624–711 ft

Out & Back · Bigelow Hollow State Park

Trailhead: 41.99753, -72.12561

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miPass Meyers Pond.
  10. 0.6 miReach Meyers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meyers-pond-meyers-pond-out-back-4-lakes-6-km-5690

Trail surface

85% dirt4% gravel1% paved10% unspecified

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%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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