Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Shade Swamp Sanctuary near Farmington Station, CT. The route reaches Taplin Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 240 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72921, -72.85326
Nearest town Farmington Station, CT
Directions
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Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 167–240 ft
Out & Back · Shade Swamp Sanctuary
Trailhead: 41.72921, -72.85326
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Taplin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% paved48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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