Lake Basile–Farren Pond, 3 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Granbrook Park, CT. The route passes Lake Basile and Farren Pond before reaching Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 217 ft16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 41.94096, -72.77464
Nearest town Granbrook Park, CT
Directions
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Lake Basile–Farren Pond, 3 lakes
15.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Elevation 149–215 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.94096, -72.77464
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miPass Lake Basile.
- 50 ftPass Farren Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 5 miPass Smiths Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Lake Basile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 5.9 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
98% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 61°F56°
Precip65%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
66°45°
Thu
66°43°
16%
Fri
65°48°
31%
Sat
61°51°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Trailhead
- Griffin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Lake Basile & Farren Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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