Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Bartlett Pond & Reeds Gap Road East
4.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Bartlett Pond & Reeds Gap Road East is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Bartlett Pond. It climbs 484 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bartlett Pond & Reeds Gap Road East
4.9 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 281–547 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.38514, -72.72412
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Bartlett Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lane Pond Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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