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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Last Natural Pond–Third Natural Pond, 6 lakes

10.3 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Last Natural Pond–Third Natural Pond, 6 lakes is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near Farmington, CT. The route passes Third Natural Pond, Trout Pond, Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach and Walton Pond before reaching Last Natural Pond at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 262 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cowles Trail 41.71708, -72.84108
Nearest town Farmington, CT
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Last Natural Pond–Third Natural Pond, 6 lakes

10.3 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 161–264 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: Cowles Trail · 41.71708, -72.84108

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miSharp right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Third Natural Pond.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftPass Trout Pond.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftPass Winding Trails Recreation Area Beach.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftPass Walton Pond.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 350 ftPass Last Natural Pond.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 400 ftReach Last Natural Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  51. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  52. 1.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  53. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  54. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  55. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 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-walton-pond-out-back-6-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

38% paved27% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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