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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.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36784, -72.74385
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miPass Bartlett Pond.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miReach Lane Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bartlett-pond-bartlett-pond-out-back-13-km-cf8d

Trail surface

90% dirt1% grass9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 90°70° 15%
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 92°71° 33%
Sun 92°67° 20%
Mon 93°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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