Twin Lakes South & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Twin Lakes South & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Nod Brook State Wildlife Area near Firetown, CT. The route passes Smiths Pond before reaching Twin Lakes South at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Twin Lakes South & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 145–295 ft
Out & Back · Nod Brook State Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 41.89193, -72.81562
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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 miPass Smiths Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Twin Lakes South.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Twin Lakes South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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