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Gladys Foster Preserve

Gallup Pond & Lords Pond

5 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Gallup Pond & Lords Pond is a 5-mile out-and-back in Gladys Foster Preserve near North Stonington, CT. The route passes Gallup Pond before reaching Lords Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 266 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46186, -71.90641
Nearest town North Stonington, CT
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Gallup Pond & Lords Pond

5 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 159–265 ft

Out & Back · Gladys Foster Preserve

Trailhead: 41.46186, -71.90641

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Gallup Pond.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 2.2 miPass Lords Pond.
  6. 250 ftReach Gallup Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 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/gallup-pond-gallup-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 90°71°
Sat 89°71° 22%
Sun 89°71° 15%
Mon 96°72°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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