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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East

8.7 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Bartlett Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 650 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 548 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36784, -72.74385
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East

8.7 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 253–547 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.36784, -72.74385

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 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. 250 ftTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading E.
  13. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miPass Bartlett Pond.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miReach Bartlett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rec-pond-rec-pond-out-back-16-km-c8ae

Trail surface

85% dirt1% grass14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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