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New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach New Gate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/new-gate-pond-out-back

Trail surface

30% dirt27% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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Hikes near Carroll Corners, Connecticut