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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Hams Pond & Bike Path (To Airline Trail)

6.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Hams Pond & Bike Path (To Airline Trail) is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near North Windham, CT. The route reaches Hams Pond. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 361 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75742, -72.14636
Nearest town North Windham, CT
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Hams Pond & Bike Path (To Airline Trail)

6.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 224–361 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.75742, -72.14636

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Chaplin Post Office stop 318 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miPass Hams Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Bike Path (To Airline Trail), heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miReach Hams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 500 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/hams-pond-lynch-pond-out-back-4-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

44% gravel26% dirt14% paved9% grass7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ 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 81°65°
Thu 92°69° 25%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 93°70° 40%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 95°72° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chaplin Post Office stop 318 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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