Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hebron, CT. The route reaches Ahlbert Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 419 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 682 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66256, -72.33563
Nearest town Hebron, CT
Directions
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Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 375–681 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.66256, -72.33563
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 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 N.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
50% gravel33% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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