1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
7. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
10. 50 ftPass Taplin Pond.
11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
13. 200 ftReach Taplin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
17. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
20. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
21. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
23. 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/taplin-pond-taplin-pond-out-back-9-km