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Yale-Myers Forest

Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond before reaching Walker Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 581 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bigelow Brook Road 41.99239, -72.12911
Nearest town Union, CT
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Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 671–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers 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 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Walker Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/walker-mountain-bigelow-pond-out-back-6-km-704a

Trail surface

94% dirt1% paved5% 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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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