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Riverfront Park

Red Hill–Tom's Pond, 3 summits

6.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Red Hill–Tom's Pond, 3 summits is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Park near Glastonbury, CT. The route passes Tom's Pond before reaching Red Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 89 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71278, -72.61615
Nearest town Glastonbury, CT
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Red Hill–Tom's Pond, 3 summits

6.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 7–89 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Park

Trailhead: 41.71278, -72.61615

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miPass Tom's Pond.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Red Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 2.2 miTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/toms-pond-toms-pond-out-back-10-km-acd0

Trail surface

5% gravel3% paved92% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 2″ yesterday (5″ 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°65°
Thu 93°71° 39%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 94°73° 40%
Sun 96°69° 19%
Mon 96°75° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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