Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Tommys Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Tommys Path is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tommys Path
6.5 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 174–579 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: Lanes Pond Road · 41.40486, -72.74338
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Lanes Pond Road Trailhead
- Reeds Gap Road East 2.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Lane Pond–Bartlett Pond Loop, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Tommys Path 6.2 mi · ▲ 471 ft
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