Yale-Myers Forest

Park Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Park Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 1,063 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95313, -72.15189
Nearest town Union, CT

Directions

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Park Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 614–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.95313, -72.15189

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 73% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftSharp right onto Park Road, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 60°F54°
Precip73%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 52% rain1 PM: 73% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 62% rain4 PM: 56% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 54% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 65°54° 45%
Tue 59°46° 17%
Wed 62°46°
Thu 64°44° 15%
Fri 60°50° 31%
Sat 59°50° 32%

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