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Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near River Glen, CT. The route reaches Farms Road Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 279 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75452, -72.85712
Nearest town River Glen, CT
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Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 159–281 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75452, -72.85712

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach Farms Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 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/farms-road-pond-farms-road-pond-out-back-4-lakes-14-km-3f72

Trail surface

53% paved2% grass45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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