Bell Company Pond–Cranberry Bog, 5 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near East Hampton, CT. The route passes Bell Company Pond, Artistic Wire Company Pond and Cranberry Bog. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi335 – 456 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line Trail 41.57531, -72.50157
Nearest town East Hampton, CT
Directions
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Bell Company Pond–Cranberry Bog, 5 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 334–456 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line Trail · 41.57531, -72.50157
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Bell Company Pond.
- 200 ftPass Artistic Wire Company Pond.
- 0.5 miPass Cranberry Bog.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Bell Company Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Air Line Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°64°
Thu
88°69°
19%
Fri
94°71°
32%
Sat
92°70°
37%
Sun
93°70°
19%
Mon
95°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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