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Fisher Meadows Recreation Area

Farmington Canal & Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Farmington Canal & Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Fisher Meadows Recreation Area near Old Avon Village, CT. The route passes Farmington Canal before reaching Trout Pond at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 472 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 279 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78873, -72.83264
Nearest town Old Avon Village, CT
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Farmington Canal & Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 5 hr 18 min

Elevation 148–281 ft

Out & Back · Fisher Meadows Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.78873, -72.83264

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miPass Farmington Canal.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 450 ftPass Trout Pond.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftReach Farmington Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  39. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  45. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  47. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  52. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  53. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 0.7 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-8-lakes-25-km

Trail surface

19% paved8% gravel4% dirt1% grass68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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