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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Rawson, CT. The route passes Black Spruce Pond before reaching Edwin Way Teale Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 682 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79710, -72.09156
Nearest town Rawson, CT
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Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 539–682 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.79710, -72.09156

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Black Spruce Pond.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miPass Edwin Way Teale Pond.
  12. 200 ftReach Black Spruce Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 350 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/edwin-way-teale-pond-edwin-way-teale-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-791d

Trail surface

52% gravel8% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 93°70° 31%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

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