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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 604 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.61484, -72.36631
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 354–605 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.61484, -72.36631

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/williams-pond-ahlbert-pond-out-back-10-km-e21d

Trail surface

89% gravel11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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