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Third Natural Pond–Farms Road Pond, 3 lakes is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Alsop Corner, CT. The route passes Farms Road Pond, Third Natural Pond and Third Natural Pond. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 279 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77221, -72.82901
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT

Directions

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Third Natural Pond–Farms Road Pond, 3 lakes

11.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 159–281 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77221, -72.82901

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Farms Road Pond.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.6 miPass Third Natural Pond.
  9. 0.2 miPass Third Natural Pond.
  10. 1.1 miReach Third Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 3.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

68% paved1% grass31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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