1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Hartford Reservoir Number 6.
3. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
5. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
8. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
16. 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
17. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
21. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
22. 200 ftReach Hartford Reservoir Number 6, then turn around and head back the way you came.
23. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
24. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
25. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
26. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
31. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
32. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
35. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
37. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
38. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
39. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
40. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gale-pond-red-oak-out-back-3-lakes-8-km