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Yale-Myers Forest

Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Park Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Park Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Mashapaug, CT. The route passes Bigelow Pond before reaching Walker Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 607 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99753, -72.12561
Nearest town Mashapaug, CT
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Walker Mountain & Bigelow Pond via Park Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 643–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.99753, -72.12561

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bigelow Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Park Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Breakneck Hill Road, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach Walker Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bigelow Hollow Park Trail, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Bigelow Brook Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 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-out-back-9-km-b9f1

Trail surface

89% dirt3% gravel1% paved7% 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 81°64°
Thu 89°68° 52%
Fri 93°70° 38%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 92°67° 15%
Mon 93°71° 20%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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