Gale Pond & Lake Louise Loop is a 4-mile loop in Penwood State Park near Simsbury, CT. The route passes Lake Louise and Gale Pond. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi351 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86308, -72.77760
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Gale Pond & Lake Louise Loop
4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 352–725 ft
Loop · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.86308, -72.77760
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Louise.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Gale Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% dirt41% gravel11% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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- Penwood Pond & Lake Louise 3.3 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 828 ft
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