Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. The route reaches Ahlbert Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 50 min
Elevation 375–441 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.63982, -72.33943
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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