Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Belden Forest near Avon, CT. The route passes Smiths Pond before reaching Woods Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 200 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82417, -72.82496
Nearest town Avon, CT
Directions
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Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 155–199 ft
Out & Back · Belden Forest
Trailhead: 41.82417, -72.82496
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Smiths Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Woods Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 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
86% paved2% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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