AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Farmington Canal & Farms Road Pond

6.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Farmington Canal & Farms Road Pond is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Alsop Corner, CT. The route passes Farms Road Pond and Farmington Canal. It climbs 432 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 262 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77245, -72.82697
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT
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Farmington Canal & Farms Road Pond

6.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 152–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77245, -72.82697

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Farms Road Pond.
  3. 1.2 miPass Farmington Canal.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Farmington Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 1 miArrive 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/farmington-canal-farmington-canal-out-back-4-lakes-11-km-6182

Trail surface

1% grass99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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