Newgate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Granbrook Park, CT. The route reaches Newgate Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 295 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 41.95364, -72.76878
Nearest town Granbrook Park, CT
Directions
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Newgate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 231–294 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 41.95364, -72.76878
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Newgate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% paved25% dirt21% grass1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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