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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Lane Pond Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Lane Pond Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 690 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 548 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36521, -72.74117
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
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Lane Pond Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 253–547 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.36521, -72.74117

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miReach Lane Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 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/lane-pond-road-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 90°70° 15%
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 92°71° 33%
Sun 92°67° 20%
Mon 93°72°

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