Lynch Pond & Hams Pond is a 3-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, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 384 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74593, -72.15639
Nearest town North Windham, CT
Directions
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Lynch Pond & Hams Pond
3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 287–385 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.74593, -72.15639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Hams Pond.
- 1.3 miPass Lynch Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Lynch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt18% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hams Pond–Bike Path (To Airline Trail), 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft
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