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Belden Forest

Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Belden Forest 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 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89334, -72.81517
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Woods Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 153–295 ft

Out & Back · Belden Forest

Trailhead: 41.89334, -72.81517

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miPass Woods Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Woods Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 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-woods-pond-out-back-8-km-b092

Trail surface

79% paved5% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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