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Riverfront Park

Tom's Pond & Riverfront Trail

6 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Tom's Pond & Riverfront Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Park near Glastonbury, CT. The route reaches Tom's Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 63 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 69 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71314, -72.61232
Nearest town Glastonbury, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Tom's Pond & Riverfront Trail

6 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 7–70 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Park

Trailhead: 41.71314, -72.61232

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading S.
  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. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 2.3 miTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 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-3-lakes-10-km-b23d

Trail surface

5% gravel4% paved3% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 95°72° 38%
Sat 93°72° 40%
Sun 97°72° 19%
Mon 96°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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