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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. The route reaches Ahlbert Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 384 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.61484, -72.36631
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
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Ahlbert Pond via Air Line State Park Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 354–385 ft

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

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.61484, -72.36631

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftReach Ahlbert Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miArrive 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/grayville-falls-ahlbert-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-67f5

Trail surface

98% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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