Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Lane Pond & Bartlett Pond via Lane Pond Road
8.9 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Lane Pond & Bartlett Pond via Lane Pond Road is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route passes Bartlett Pond before reaching Lane Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 838 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lane Pond & Bartlett Pond via Lane Pond Road
8.9 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 253–547 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.36784, -72.74385
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 59° · precip 82% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Bartlett Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Lane Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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