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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Supples Pond & Portland Air Line Trail Spur

5.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Supples Pond & Portland Air Line Trail Spur is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches Supples Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 390 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56548, -72.54177
Nearest town Cobalt, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Supples Pond & Portland Air Line Trail Spur

5.9 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 111–391 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.56548, -72.54177

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.6 miSharp left onto Portland Air Line Trail Spur, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach Supples Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line Trail, heading SE.
  5. 2.5 miArrive 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/supples-pond-supples-pond-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

92% gravel8% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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