Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond Loop, 4 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond Loop, 4 lakes is a 10.5-mile loop in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Northford, CT. The route passes Bartlett Pond, Lane Pond and Tommys Viewpoint. It climbs 742 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond Loop, 4 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 209–590 ft
Loop · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.39074, -72.78170
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Tommys Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bartlett Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Lane Pond.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miPass Tommys Viewpoint.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tommys Path, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 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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More from this trailhead
- Lane Pond–Stagecoach Pond, 3 lakes 11.6 mi · ▲ 908 ft
- Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Lane Pond via Reeds Gap Road East 6.7 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Lake Gaillard–Tommys Viewpoint, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Reeds Gap Road East 7.1 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Tommys Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Tommys Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
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