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Yale-Myers Forest

Walker Mountain & Meyers Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Walker Mountain & Meyers Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Walker Mountain, Meyers Pond and Meyers Pond. It climbs 939 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,070 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95313, -72.15189
Nearest town Union, CT
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Walker Mountain & Meyers Pond via Lower Breakneck Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 614–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.95313, -72.15189

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Walker Mountain.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftPass Meyers Pond.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftPass Meyers Pond.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/walker-mountain-meyers-pond-loop-5-lakes

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.6″ 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 81°66°
Thu 87°68° 50%
Fri 92°70° 37%
Sat 90°70° 42%
Sun 91°70° 15%
Mon 91°71° 20%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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