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Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Simsbury, CT. The route reaches Woods Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 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 41.88430, -72.81323
Nearest town Simsbury, CT
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Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 153–295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.88430, -72.81323

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woods-pond-out-back-8-km-e66a

Trail surface

83% paved2% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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