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Meadow Land

Cowles Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Cowles Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Meadow Land near Farmington, CT. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 236 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71624, -72.83773
Nearest town Farmington, CT
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Cowles Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 156–235 ft

Out & Back · Meadow Land

Trailhead: 41.71624, -72.83773

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cowles Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 450 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/cowles-trail-out-back-6-km-4557

Trail surface

43% paved38% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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