Beaverdam Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near River Glen, CT. The route reaches Beaverdam Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi220 – 272 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75452, -72.85712
Nearest town River Glen, CT
Directions
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Beaverdam Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 218–272 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75452, -72.85712
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Beaverdam Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
81% paved19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Walton Pond & Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Last Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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