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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 443 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96444, -71.87460
Nearest town Thompson, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 307–443 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Trailhead: 41.96444, -71.87460

Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-state-park-trail-out-back-6-km-20c4

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 68°F55°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity77%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 29% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Tue 64°49°
Wed 62°45°
Thu 63°44°
Fri 66°47° 47%
Sat 70°54° 49%
Sun 65°58° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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