AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Reeds Gap Road East

8.6 mi · ▲ 766 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Reeds Gap Road East is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 766 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 591 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39008, -72.74035
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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Reeds Gap Road East

8.6 mi · ▲ 766 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 174–590 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.39008, -72.74035

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading NE.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/reeds-gap-road-east-out-back-12-km-fe0d

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.2″ 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°65°
Thu 88°68° 17%
Fri 92°71° 31%
Sat 91°69° 34%
Sun 92°70° 20%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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