1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
13. 0.3 miPass Gale Pond.
14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
18. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
23. 0.2 miPass Lake Louise.
24. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
27. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
28. 150 ftPass Lucy Brook Pond.
29. 0.1 miReach Gale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
30. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
31. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
33. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
35. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
39. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
41. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
42. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
43. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
44. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
45. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
47. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
48. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
49. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
50. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
51. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
53. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
54. 0.4 miArrive 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/talcott-mountain-state-park-viewpoint-gale-pond-out-back-4-lakes-13-km-c046