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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near Farmington, CT. The route reaches Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 279 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75555, -72.82773
Nearest town Farmington, CT
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Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 164–281 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.75555, -72.82773

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftReach Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 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-12-km

Trail surface

28% paved1% grass71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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