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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Simsbury, CT. The route reaches Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 200 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.88523, -72.79876
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 153–199 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 41.88523, -72.79876

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftReach Smiths Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-4-km-fd72

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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