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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Buck Hill Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Buck Hill Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Thompson, CT. The route reaches Buck Hill Pond at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 498 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi423 – 742 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96444, -71.87460
Nearest town Thompson, CT
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Buck Hill Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 424–740 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.96444, -71.87460

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 5 miSharp right onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miReach Buck Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Border Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.6 miSharp left onto Tri-State Marker Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  15. 5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/buck-hill-pond-border-trail-out-back-3-sights-24-km-0aa7

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 87°69° 39%
Fri 93°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 93°70°
Mon 93°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 5 min before dark.

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