AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Avon Park South, CT. The route reaches Farms Road Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 279 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78738, -72.84008
Nearest town Avon Park South, CT
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Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 159–278 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.78738, -72.84008

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, 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 E.
  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 NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  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-8-km-a0c7

Trail surface

15% paved3% grass82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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