Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Tommys Path
6.3 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Tommys Path is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 705 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tommys Path
6.3 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 174–544 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.40959, -72.75558
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 96% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading S.
- 250 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 E.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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