AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Shade Swamp Sanctuary near River Glen, CT. The route reaches Taplin Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 240 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74390, -72.86367
Nearest town River Glen, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Taplin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 161–240 ft

Out & Back · Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Trailhead: 41.74390, -72.86367

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftPass Taplin Pond.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach Taplin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 350 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/taplin-pond-taplin-pond-out-back-7-km-b064

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near River Glen, Connecticut