Ahlbert Pond & Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Columbia, CT. The route reaches Ahlbert Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 650 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wells Woods Road 41.66675, -72.32443
Nearest town Columbia, CT
Directions
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Ahlbert Pond & Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 375–649 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Wells Woods Road · 41.66675, -72.32443
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Wells Woods Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Ahlbert Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wells Woods Road, heading N.
- 1 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
60% gravel11% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
78°63°
Thu
90°69°
22%
Fri
93°70°
31%
Sat
92°68°
41%
Sun
92°66°
20%
Mon
93°71°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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