1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 300 ftSharp right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading E.
3. 0.1 miPass Twin Lakes South.
4. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
6. 1.2 miPass Smiths Pond.
7. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
8. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
10. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
13. 50 ftTurn left onto Farmington River Trail, heading NE.
14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
15. 0.4 miPass Ensign Bickford Pond.
16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
17. 0.4 miPass Stratton Brook State Park Beach.
18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
20. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
21. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
23. 0.1 miReach Twin Lakes South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
26. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
27. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
29. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
30. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
31. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
32. 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading E.
33. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
34. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
35. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
36. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
37. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
38. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/smiths-pond-smiths-pond-out-back-8-lakes-19-km-d401