Lynch Pond & Hams Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near North Windham, CT. The route passes Hams Pond and Lynch Pond. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 371 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74050, -72.17137
Nearest town North Windham, CT
Directions
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Lynch Pond & Hams Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 256–370 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.74050, -72.17137
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 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 miPass Lynch Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lynch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
53% dirt38% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:05 PM
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
- Bike Path (To Airline Trail) 3.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Lynch Pond & Hams Pond 4.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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