Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
5 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East is a 5-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, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 480 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East
5 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 227–615 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.40819, -72.76362
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 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 6:34 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
- Tommys Path 5.7 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Tommys Path 5.3 mi · ▲ 665 ft
- Lake Gaillard 6.9 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East 5.4 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East 4.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Lane Pond–Bartlett Pond, 3 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 771 ft
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