Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Lake Gaillard–Tommys Viewpoint, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Lake Gaillard–Tommys Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Northford, CT. The route passes Tommys Viewpoint before reaching Lake Gaillard at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 548 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Gaillard–Tommys Viewpoint, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 174–471 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: Tommys Path · 41.38120, -72.78512
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 70° · precip 96% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Tommys Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Tommys Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Gaillard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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