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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Rec Pond & Cooks Lane Trail via New England Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Rec Pond & Cooks Lane Trail via New England Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Rec Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 523 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41345, -72.70960
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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Rec Pond & Cooks Lane Trail via New England Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 355–715 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.41345, -72.70960

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Cooks Lane Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach Rec Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooks Lane Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 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/rec-pond-rec-pond-out-back-10-km-3e55

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 87°69° 17%
Fri 92°71° 31%
Sat 91°69° 35%
Sun 91°69° 20%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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