Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Reeds Gap Road East

2.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 59 min

Reeds Gap Road East is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 313 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 591 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lanes Pond Road 41.40486, -72.74338
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT

Directions

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Reeds Gap Road East

2.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 59 min

Elevation 342–590 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: Lanes Pond Road · 41.40486, -72.74338

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftReach Reeds Gap Road East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°68° 17%
Fri 92°71° 32%
Sat 91°69° 35%
Sun 92°70° 20%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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