Bigelow Hollow is within the Nipmuck State
Forest.
There are three large ponds and miles of blazed trails accessible
to non motorized vehicles. There are parking fees during the summer months.
Community Trips
The trails here are a combination of Bigelow Hollow Sate Park & Nipmuck Sate Forest. They are maintained by Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection. For the official web page with the history and contact information check out: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325174&depNav_GID=1650
My intent was to take my mountain bike for a ride in the park.
There are four designated parking areas along the entrance road and I parked at the third as it is centrally located with...
This trail is found in the BigelowHollowState
Park within the NipmuckStateForest
in Union, Connecticut.
From the trailhead parking lot it walk up the East Ridge Trail (WHITE) north
until it ends at the Massachusetts border and then loop back south on the
Breakneck Pond View Trail (BLUE/WHITE DOT).
The first and last mile of this follows the Park Road used by the Department of
Environmental Protection and is easy enough. It is a dirt road and is well
trafficked...
Spoiler Alert: This shows the location of the stamp in the Department of Environmental Protection's Forestry's letterbox series.-If you ever find any letterboxes unintentionally during your travels, please, try to re-hide them in the same spot. The state claims a few have been disturbed and removed and they're not going to replace them until they are returned. Thanks a lot.We followed the instructions laid out one the DEP's web site exactly. There...
Mashapaug Pond Trail (Blue/White Bar marked on State Park Trail Map).
This is a nice hike around the Bigelow Pond Loop blazed in yellow. It is within the Bigelow State Park that itself is within the Nipmuck State Forest.You can access the trail from a few different parking areas but the one on the northern part of this pond has the most room.In my opinion the western side has an older feel with dense foliage. It is at the bottom of a steep...
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