Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Jobs Pond–State Park Pond, 3 lakes
7.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Jobs Pond–State Park Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Cobalt, CT. The route passes State Park Pond and Jobs Pond before reaching Supples Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jobs Pond–State Park Pond, 3 lakes
7.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 134–499 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.57777, -72.54990
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass State Park Pond.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Air Line Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Supples Pond.
- 450 ftReach Jobs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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