AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 56 min

West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Achenbach, CT. The route passes Smiths Pond before reaching West Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 180 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westlake Area Bikeway 41.58400, -72.71121
Nearest town Achenbach, CT
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West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 56 min

Elevation 23–181 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Westlake Area Bikeway · 41.58400, -72.71121

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westlake Area Bikeway, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Smiths Pond.
  3. 1.1 miPass West Lake.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Mattabesset Trolley Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Westlake Area Bikeway, heading S.
  8. 1 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/west-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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