Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. The route reaches Williams Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 541 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.65254, -72.30298
Nearest town Amston, CT
Directions
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Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 445–540 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.65254, -72.30298
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Williams Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Williams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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