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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Tom's Pond.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
81°66°
Thu
93°70°
35%
Fri
96°72°
37%
Sat
94°72°
40%
Sun
95°68°
20%
Mon
95°74°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Red Hill & Tom's Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Meadow Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Riverfront Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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