West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Highland Estates, CT. The route passes West Lake before reaching Smiths Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 180 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60253, -72.70328
Nearest town Highland Estates, CT
Directions
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West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 6–181 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60253, -72.70328
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass West Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mattabesset Trolley Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Westlake Area Bikeway, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Smiths Pond.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mattabesset Trolley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 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
91% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:06 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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