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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Lynch Pond & Hams Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Lynch Pond & Hams Pond is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Mansfield Hollow, CT. The route passes Hams Pond before reaching Lynch Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 371 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73850, -72.17533
Nearest town Mansfield Hollow, CT
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Lynch Pond & Hams Pond

4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 264–370 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.73850, -72.17533

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 199 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1 miPass Hams Pond.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miReach Lynch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 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/lynch-pond-lynch-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-12f0

Trail surface

58% gravel42% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.7″ 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°63°
Thu 92°69° 24%
Fri 94°72° 30%
Sat 93°70° 40%
Sun 94°68° 18%
Mon 95°72° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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