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Tunxis Mead Park

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Tunxis Mead Park near Farmington Station, CT. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 240 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72921, -72.85326
Nearest town Farmington Station, CT
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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 167–240 ft

Out & Back · Tunxis Mead Park

Trailhead: 41.72921, -72.85326

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.3 miReach Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/farmington-canal-heritage-trail-out-back-10-km-854a

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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