Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur & Crouch Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Colchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi407 – 561 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur 41.58200, -72.32769
Nearest town Colchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur & Crouch Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 408–561 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur · 41.58200, -72.32769
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 - Colchester Spur, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Crouch Road, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading S.
- 1.5 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
69% gravel2% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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°
16%
Fri
94°71°
29%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
93°67°
18%
Mon
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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