Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
6.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Northford, CT. The route passes Lane Pond before reaching Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 538 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
6.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 235–615 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.39074, -72.78170
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 59° · precip 82% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Lane Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Lane Pond–Stagecoach Pond, 3 lakes 11.6 mi · ▲ 908 ft
- Lake Gaillard–Tommys Viewpoint, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Reeds Gap Road East 7.1 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Tommys Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Tommys Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Tommys Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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