Tom's Pond via Meadow Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near South Glastonbury, CT. The route reaches Tom's Pond. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 69 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68099, -72.60301
Nearest town South Glastonbury, CT
Directions
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Tom's Pond via Meadow Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 7–70 ft
Out & Back · Earle Park
Trailhead: 41.68099, -72.60301
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tom's Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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