Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Belden Forest near Pine Hill, CT. The route passes Smiths Pond and Woods Pond. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woods Pond & Smiths Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 155–269 ft
Out & Back · Belden Forest
Trailhead: Farmington Canal Heritage Trail · 41.85013, -72.81214
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Winslow Place stop 84 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Smiths Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Woods Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Winslow Place stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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