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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Last Natural Pond–Farmington Canal, 5 lakes

14.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Last Natural Pond–Farmington Canal, 5 lakes is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near Alsop Corner, CT. The route passes Farmington Canal, Trout Pond, Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach and Walton Pond before reaching Last Natural Pond at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 503 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 279 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.77364, -72.82417
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT
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Last Natural Pond–Farmington Canal, 5 lakes

14.3 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 149–281 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: connector · 41.77364, -72.82417

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miPass Farmington Canal.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 450 ftPass Trout Pond.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 350 ftPass Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftPass Walton Pond.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miPass Last Natural Pond.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftReach Last Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  47. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  50. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  51. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  52. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  57. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  60. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  61. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  62. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  63. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  64. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  65. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  66. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  67. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  68. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  69. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  70. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  71. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  72. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  73. 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/last-natural-pond-farmington-canal-out-back-7-lakes

Trail surface

20% paved2% dirt1% grass77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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