West Lake–Smiths Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Highland Estates, CT. The route passes West Lake and Smiths Pond. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 180 ft5.4 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
5.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 51 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mattabesset Trolley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
94% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:06 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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