Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East is an 8-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near North Branford, CT. The route reaches Bartlett Pond at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 619 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
8 mi · ▲ 619 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 250–547 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.35964, -72.75526
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Reeds Gap Road East 5.1 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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