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Red Hill & Tom's Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near Cotton Hollow, CT. The route passes Red Hill and Tom's Pond. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 92 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67014, -72.60824
Nearest town Cotton Hollow, CT

Directions

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Red Hill & Tom's Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Elevation 9–92 ft

Out & Back · Earle Park

Trailhead: 41.67014, -72.60824

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Red Hill.
  5. 0.2 miPass Tom's Pond.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach Red Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 81°66°
Thu 89°69° 32%
Fri 95°72° 37%
Sat 94°71° 40%
Sun 96°71° 20%
Mon 95°73° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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