Crouch Road via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It climbs 309 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 597 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.63982, -72.33943
Nearest town Amston, CT
Directions
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Crouch Road via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
7.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 375–599 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.63982, -72.33943
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Crouch Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Crouch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 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% gravel1% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.8″ 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°63°
Thu
91°70°
21%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
93°69°
40%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 8.9 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
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