Last Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near River Glen, CT. The route passes Trout Pond, Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach and Walton Pond before reaching Last Natural Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Last Natural Pond–Walton Pond, 4 lakes
3.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 184–264 ft
Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.75452, -72.85712
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftPass Trout Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Walton Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Last Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Walton Pond & Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Beaverdam Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Farms Road Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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