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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 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
OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°64°
Thu
91°69°
21%
Fri
93°71°
30%
Sat
92°69°
40%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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