Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Reeds Gap Road East
8.4 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Reeds Gap Road East is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 729 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Reeds Gap Road East
8.4 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 174–590 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.39024, -72.74421
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lane Pond Road & Reeds Gap Road East 3.1 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Bartlett Pond via Reeds Gap Road East 3.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft
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