Lower Breakneck Hill Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 55 min
Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Breakneck Hill Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 55 min
Elevation 682–924 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: Lower Breakneck Hill Road · 41.99037, -72.12875
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Lower Breakneck Hill Road Trailhead
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- Cat Rocks–Breakneck Pond, 4 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Bigelow Pond & Morse Reservoir via Lower Breakneck Hill Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Lost Pond & Morse Reservoir 7.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road 3 mi · ▲ 271 ft
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