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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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

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 81°64°
Thu 89°68° 52%
Fri 93°70° 38%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 92°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 20%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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