Goose Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Granbrook Park, CT. The route reaches Goose Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 246 ft10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 41.95364, -72.76878
Nearest town Granbrook Park, CT
Directions
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Goose Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 223–245 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 41.95364, -72.76878
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 64% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Goose Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
89% paved8% gravel3% dirt
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F56°
Precip64%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
65°54°
16%
Tue
61°45°
18%
Wed
65°45°
Thu
66°43°
16%
Fri
65°48°
30%
Sat
61°51°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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