Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mono Pond State Park Reserve near Columbia, CT. The route reaches Williams Pond. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 659 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65740, -72.30772
Nearest town Columbia, CT
Directions
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Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 445–660 ft
Out & Back · Mono Pond State Park Reserve
Trailhead: 41.65740, -72.30772
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Williams Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Williams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
78% dirt2% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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