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