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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Third Natural Pond–Trout Pond, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Third Natural Pond–Trout Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near River Glen, CT. The route passes Third Natural Pond before reaching Trout Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 262 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74235, -72.86110
Nearest town River Glen, CT
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Third Natural Pond–Trout Pond, 3 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 167–264 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.74235, -72.86110

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miPass Third Natural Pond.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftPass Trout Pond.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftReach Third Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  28. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 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/third-natural-pond-third-natural-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-d844

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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