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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Simsbury, CT. The route reaches Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 200 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 41.87073, -72.80360
Nearest town Simsbury, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 155–199 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.87073, -72.80360

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Smiths Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.3 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/smiths-pond-smiths-pond-out-back-4-km-c696

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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