Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Middle Haddam, CT. The route passes Bell Company Pond, Air Line Viewpoint and Yellow Ribbon Tree before reaching Artistic Wire Company Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi345 – 420 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56543, -72.53938
Nearest town Middle Haddam, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
Directions
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Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 345–421 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.56543, -72.53938
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miPass Bell Company Pond.
- 200 ftPass Air Line Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Artistic Wire Company Pond.
- 250 ftReach Yellow Ribbon Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 2.1 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
98% gravel2% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.3″ 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
91°70°
18%
Fri
94°71°
32%
Sat
92°70°
37%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
93°72°
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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