Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond is a 4.5-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, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi495 – 682 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middle Road 41.80139, -72.09330
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Black Spruce Pond & Edwin Way Teale Pond
4.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 495–682 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: Middle Road · 41.80139, -72.09330
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Black Spruce Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Edwin Way Teale Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Black Spruce Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
58% gravel9% dirt33% 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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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