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Newgate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Newgate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Hungary, CT. The route reaches Newgate Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 305 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 41.97411, -72.75728
Nearest town Hungary, CT
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Newgate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

3 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 234–305 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.97411, -72.75728

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Newgate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 1.5 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/newgate-pond-out-back-5-km-509d

Trail surface

49% paved26% dirt22% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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