Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Firetown, CT. The route reaches Woods Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 295 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89334, -72.81517
Nearest town Firetown, CT
Directions
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Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 153–295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.89334, -72.81517
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% paved2% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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