Manchester Field & Woods – New Roxbury Land Trust
Bigelow Hollow State Park
Bigelow Hollow connects to Nipmuck State Forest, creating 9,000+ acres of extensive hiking oppportunities of varied difficulty & length. For a short, easy hike consider the Bigelow Pond Loop. If…
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Nipmuck State Forest, combined with Bigelow Hollow State Park,has 3 bodies of water range from 20 – 300 acres & offer scuba diving as well as boating. Some fees.
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Bigelow Hollow State Park is a rare spot to scuba dive in The Last Green Valley, Bigelow Hollow has 3 popular ponds ranging from 18 acres to 300 acres. Rock…
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Along with the Nipmuck State Forest, Bigelow Hollow comprises 9,600 acres, creating one of the largest unbroken forest areas in CT. Bigelow Pond, Mashapaug Pond and Breakneck Pond provides recreational spots; Mashapaug Pond is over 300 acres. Boating, cross-country skiing, hiking, hunting (forest only), picnicking, pond fishing, scuba diving, and snowmobiling. Facilities include boat launches, picnic tables, and pit toilets.
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Rte. 171 entrance is at Bigelow Hollow State Park; Rte. 190 entrance is at the Laurel Sanctuary. Mountain Laurel is the Connecticut State Flower. Boating, cross-country skiing, hiking, hunting, letterboxing, picnicking, pond fishing, scuba diving, and snowmobiling. Facilities include a boat launch ramp, picnic tables, and pit toilets.
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Backpack camping allowed by permit along the blue-blazed trail at Breakneck East Lean-to, Breakneck South Lean-to, and Breakneck West Campsite. 1 night limit. See website for permit details. Some fees.
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Ashford, Eastford, Union and Woodstock Learn and follow all of the rules, regulations and safety measures for hunting and trapping in CT & MA. Each State’s website has all the…
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The letterbox in the Nipmuck State Forest lies in a ravine along Mashapaug Pond View Trail, west of Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union, in the Breakneck Block of Nipmuck.…
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Breakneck Pond is a 92 acre pond in Nipmuck Forest, walk in access only (1.2 miles) is in both CT & MA, both state licenses allowed. Fish for largemouth bass,…
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