AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Firetown, CT. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 295 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89193, -72.81562
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 153–295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.89193, -72.81562

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 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-8-km-5400

Trail surface

86% paved2% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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