Red Hill & Tom's Pond is a 0.9-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near South Glastonbury, CT. The route passes Tom's Pond before reaching Red Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 89 ft1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68127, -72.60040
Nearest town South Glastonbury, CT
Directions
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Red Hill & Tom's Pond
0.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 21 min
Elevation 24–89 ft
Out & Back · Earle Park
Trailhead: 41.68127, -72.60040
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Tom's Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Red Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°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
93°71°
40%
Sun
96°71°
20%
Mon
95°73°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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