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)
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading S.
- 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 ftReach Tom's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Riverfront Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, 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
5% gravel4% paved3% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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