New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Carroll Corners, CT. The route reaches New Gate Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 285 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93411, -72.75999
Nearest town Carroll Corners, CT
Directions
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New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 156–284 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.93411, -72.75999
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach New Gate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 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
30% dirt27% paved43% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip64%Wind6 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
67°54°
20%
Tue
64°47°
18%
Wed
66°46°
Thu
66°43°
16%
Fri
65°49°
31%
Sat
62°51°
29%
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