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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Williams Pond & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

11.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Williams Pond & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Colchester, CT. The route reaches Williams Pond at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 495 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur 41.58200, -72.32769
Nearest town Colchester, CT
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Williams Pond & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

11.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 375–496 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur · 41.58200, -72.32769

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

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading N.
  2. 3.3 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miReach Williams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
  6. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-state-park-trail-out-back-22-km-b067

Trail surface

97% gravel3% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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 79°63°
Thu 91°70° 16%
Fri 94°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 93°67° 18%
Mon 93°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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