Lynch Pond & Hams Pond is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Mansfield Hollow, CT. The route passes Hams Pond and Lynch Pond. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 371 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73850, -72.17533
Nearest town Mansfield Hollow, CT
Directions
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Lynch Pond & Hams Pond
5.4 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 264–370 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.73850, -72.17533
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 199 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 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 S.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
53% gravel38% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Walmart (WRTD) stop 199 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lynch Pond & Hams Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Bike Path (To Airline Trail) 2 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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