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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Tom's Pond.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 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

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 81°66°
Thu 89°69° 32%
Fri 95°72° 37%
Sat 93°71° 40%
Sun 96°71° 20%
Mon 95°73° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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