Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Lake Gaillard–Meyerhuber Pond, 4 lakes
14 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Lake Gaillard–Meyerhuber Pond, 4 lakes is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Rockland, CT. The route passes Meyerhuber Pond and Lane Pond before reaching Lake Gaillard at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,009 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Gaillard–Meyerhuber Pond, 4 lakes
14 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 197–687 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail · 41.41731, -72.69013
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Meyerhuber Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pent Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Pent Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Lane Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Gaillard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Pent Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pent Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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