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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Air Line State Park Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft
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