Colchester Spur bench, Colchester CT.jpg
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Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Colchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 600 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60475, -72.31607
Nearest town Colchester, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 408–599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60475, -72.31607

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miReach Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 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

53% gravel47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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