Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Simsbury, CT. The route reaches Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 295 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88430, -72.81323
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
Directions
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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 153–295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.88430, -72.81323
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Smiths Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
88% paved1% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
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