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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Simsbury, CT. The route reaches Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 210 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington River Trail 41.87080, -72.80847
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
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Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 155–209 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farmington River Trail · 41.87080, -72.80847

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington River Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftReach Smiths Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Farmington River Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 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-5-km-0b6c

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Simsbury, Connecticut