Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. The route reaches Williams Pond. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 495 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.61484, -72.36631
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Williams Pond via Air Line State Park Trail
8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 354–496 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.61484, -72.36631
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 3.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Williams Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Williams Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% gravel18% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
87°69°
20%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
92°70°
39%
Sun
93°70°
19%
Mon
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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