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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Reeds Gap Road East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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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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