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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr

Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi354 – 443 ft9.2 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 - Colchester Spur

8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 354–442 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.6 miReach Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.4 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/grayville-falls-out-back-15-km-cdb0

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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