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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond, 3 lakes

10.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond, 3 lakes is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route passes Bartlett Pond and Lane Pond before reaching Tommys Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 587 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38722, -72.73295
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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Tommys Viewpoint–Lane Pond, 3 lakes

10.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 281–587 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.38722, -72.73295

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miPass Bartlett Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miPass Lane Pond.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Lane Pond Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Reeds Gap Road East, heading W.
  13. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tommys Path, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftReach Tommys Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Lane Pond Road, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tommys-viewpoint-lane-pond-out-back-4-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

37% gravel16% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 91°70° 16%
Fri 93°71° 29%
Sat 92°71° 34%
Sun 92°67° 20%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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