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Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Amston, CT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 443 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60181, -72.34113
Nearest town Amston, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 408–442 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60181, -72.34113

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miReach Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

92% gravel3% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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