Red Hill & Tom's Pond is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near Glastonbury Center, CT. The route passes Tom's Pond before reaching Red Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 89 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69384, -72.60921
Nearest town Glastonbury Center, CT
Directions
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Red Hill & Tom's Pond
3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 7–89 ft
Out & Back · Earle Park
Trailhead: 41.69384, -72.60921
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Tom's Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Red Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4″ 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
81°66°
Thu
93°70°
35%
Fri
96°72°
37%
Sat
94°72°
40%
Sun
95°68°
20%
Mon
95°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tom's Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Meadow Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Riverfront Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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