Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Tommys Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Tommys Path is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Northford, CT. It climbs 665 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 545 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40819, -72.76362
Nearest town Northford, CT

Directions

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Tommys Path

5.3 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 174–544 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.40819, -72.76362

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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