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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Hams Pond–Bike Path (To Airline Trail), 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Hams Pond–Bike Path (To Airline Trail), 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Conantville, CT. The route reaches Hams Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 299 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abandoned Airline Railroad 41.72601, -72.19246
Nearest town Conantville, CT
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Hams Pond–Bike Path (To Airline Trail), 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 209–297 ft

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

Trailhead: Abandoned Airline Railroad · 41.72601, -72.19246

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Windham Heights stop 506 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Abandoned Airline Railroad, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Veteran's Memorial Greenway (Airline Trail), heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bike Path (To Airline Trail), heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Hams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Veteran's Memorial Greenway (Airline Trail), heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abandoned Airline Railroad, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hams-pond-hams-pond-out-back-7-km-227f

Trail surface

48% gravel28% paved12% grass12% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 92°70° 26%
Fri 94°72° 31%
Sat 93°70° 40%
Sun 94°68° 18%
Mon 95°72° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Windham Heights stop 506 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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