Ridge Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBigelow Hollow State Park & Nipmuck State Forest
Union, Connecticut -
Ref NumberBlue/Orange
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AKA
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Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Land Owner
The Ridge Trail is recommended for experienced hikers. It begins as a forested hike before climbing the high ridge in between Mashapaug and Breakneck Ponds. The trail will join the heavily-eroded Breakneck Hill Road briefly, before continuing north to the Cat Rocks Ridge, an area with massive boulders and "caves" in the boulder jumble. The trail will go on into Massachusetts before looping back through part of Cat Rocks, then along a beaver marsh and finally to the trail end at the northern tip of Breakneck Pond. The return hike will bring the total mileage between 9-11 miles and the shortest 2-car option to hike the entire trail is still over 7 miles.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ridge Trail multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change148 ft
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Altitude min656 ft
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Altitude max1,010 ft
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Altitude start672 ft
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Altitude end820 ft
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Grade1.1%
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Grade max-21.8%
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Grade min40.9%
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Distance climb1 mile
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Distance down4,911 ft
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Distance flat1,552 ft
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Avg time00:50:51
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Avg reverse time00:28:47
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
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