Nipmuck State Forest

Park Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr

Park Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 876 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98942, -72.12356
Nearest town Union, CT

Directions

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Park Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 666–876 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98942, -72.12356

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto Park Road, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 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

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 79°63°
Thu 84°66° 51%
Fri 91°69° 37%
Sat 89°68° 41%
Sun 90°69° 15%
Mon 90°70° 20%

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