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Salmon River State Forest

Jones Street Pond via Air Line State Park Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Jones Street Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Amston, CT. The route reaches Jones Street Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 408 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 535 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61136, -72.35697
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Jones Street Pond via Air Line State Park Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 261–533 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.61136, -72.35697

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Grayville Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Jones Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 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/jones-street-pond-jones-street-pond-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

66% dirt12% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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