AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Tommys Path

4.8 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Tommys Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Northford, CT. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 545 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40836, -72.76801
Nearest town Northford, CT
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Tommys Path

4.8 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 174–544 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.40836, -72.76801

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miTurn right onto Tommys Path, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 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/tommys-path-out-back-8-km-611d

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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