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Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Taplin Pond & Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Taplin Pond & Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Shade Swamp Sanctuary near Bensted Corner, CT. The route reaches Taplin Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 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 mi174 – 236 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69199, -72.87633
Nearest town Bensted Corner, CT
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Taplin Pond & Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 173–236 ft

Out & Back · Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Trailhead: 41.69199, -72.87633

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Taplin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 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/taplin-pond-taplin-pond-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-4477

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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