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.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 548 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35964, -72.75526
Nearest town North Branford, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 500 ftReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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 80°65°
Thu 91°70° 16%
Fri 93°72° 30%
Sat 92°71° 34%
Sun 92°67° 20%
Mon 94°72°

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