Lynch Pond & Hams Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near North Windham, CT. The route passes Hams Pond before reaching Lynch Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 371 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74050, -72.17137
Nearest town North Windham, CT
Directions
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Lynch Pond & Hams Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 256–370 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.74050, -72.17137
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 239 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Hams Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Lynch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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% dirt42% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 239 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lynch Pond & Hams Pond 5.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Bike Path (To Airline Trail) 3.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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