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Albasi Lake–Gay City Pond, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Bolton, CT. The route passes Gay City Pond and Gay City State Park Beach before reaching Albasi Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 605 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 860 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72272, -72.44539
Nearest town Bolton, CT

Directions

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Albasi Lake–Gay City Pond, 3 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 521–860 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.72272, -72.44539

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Gay City Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miReach Albasi Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  34. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 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 surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 27% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 55% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 62% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 97% rain9 AM: 90% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°68° 33%
Fri 93°70° 33%
Sat 91°70° 43%
Sun 93°69° 21%

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