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Nipmuck State Forest

Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 2-mile loop in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Bigelow Pond. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 873 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road 41.99239, -72.12911
Nearest town Union, CT
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Bigelow Pond & Mountain Road Loop via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Elevation 671–871 ft

Loop · Nipmuck State 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 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-road-loop-3-km-d18a

Trail surface

35% dirt3% paved62% 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%

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