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Tom's Pond & Meadow Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near Glastonbury, CT. The route reaches Tom's Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 62 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Road 41.70309, -72.61096
Nearest town Glastonbury, CT

Directions

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Tom's Pond & Meadow Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 7–64 ft

Out & Back · Earle Park

Trailhead: Meadow Road · 41.70309, -72.61096

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Meadow Road, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 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°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 93°70° 37%
Fri 96°72° 38%
Sat 94°72° 40%
Sun 95°68° 20%
Mon 95°74° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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