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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Third Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Third Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near Farmington Station, CT. The route passes Third Natural Pond and Trout Pond before reaching Walton Pond at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 262 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 41.70420, -72.86273
Nearest town Farmington Station, CT
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Third Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 161–264 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.70420, -72.86273

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.6 miPass Third Natural Pond.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftPass Trout Pond.
  13. 0.2 miPass Walton Pond.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftReach Third Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  31. 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/third-natural-pond-out-back

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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