Twin Lakes South via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Avon, CT. The route reaches Twin Lakes South. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 207 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82417, -72.82496
Nearest town Avon, CT
Directions
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Twin Lakes South via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 54 min
Elevation 169–206 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.82417, -72.82496
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Twin Lakes South.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Twin Lakes South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
88% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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