Tom's Pond & Riverfront Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Park near Glastonbury, CT. The route reaches Tom's Pond. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 79 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71124, -72.61674
Nearest town Glastonbury, CT
Directions
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Tom's Pond & Riverfront Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 7–78 ft
Out & Back · Riverfront Park
Trailhead: 41.71124, -72.61674
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Meadow Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miPass Tom's Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
6% gravel3% dirt3% paved88% 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 (~79 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Meadow Road & Riverfront Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Red Hill–Tom's Pond, 3 summits 6.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft
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