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Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Winding Trails Recreation Area near West Avon, CT. The route reaches Trout Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 279 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76987, -72.83344
Nearest town West Avon, CT
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Trout Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 168–281 ft

Out & Back · Winding Trails Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.76987, -72.83344

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftReach Trout Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  30. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 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/walton-pond-trout-pond-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

40% paved2% grass58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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