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Lake Basile & Farren Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lake Basile & Farren Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Granbrook Park, CT. The route passes Lake Basile before reaching Farren Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 217 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 41.94096, -72.77464
Nearest town Granbrook Park, CT
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Lake Basile & Farren Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 149–215 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.94096, -72.77464

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.3 miPass Farren Pond.
  4. 100 ftReach Lake Basile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.4 miArrive 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/new-gate-pond-new-gate-pond-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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