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Griffin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Congamond, MA. The route reaches Griffin Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 262 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99817, -72.76419
Nearest town Congamond, MA

Directions

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Griffin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 226–262 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.99817, -72.76419

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach Griffin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 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

66% dirt34% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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