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New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 18 min

New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Congamond, MA. The route reaches New Gate Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 285 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01978, -72.77349
Nearest town Congamond, MA
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New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 223–284 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.01978, -72.77349

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach New Gate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 4.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 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-4-lakes-16-km-76ac

Trail surface

77% paved11% dirt5% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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