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Tom's Pond is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Earle Park near Glastonbury Center, CT. The route reaches Tom's Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 69 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69384, -72.60921
Nearest town Glastonbury Center, CT

Directions

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Tom's Pond

3.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 7–70 ft

Out & Back · Earle Park

Trailhead: 41.69384, -72.60921

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miPass Tom's Pond.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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