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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Colchester, CT. It climbs 486 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 650 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60475, -72.31607
Nearest town Colchester, CT
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Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 375–649 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.60475, -72.31607

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading NW.
  3. 2 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Wells Woods Road, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miReach Wells Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
  9. 2.1 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
  10. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wells-woods-road-out-back-21-km-1651

Trail surface

60% gravel7% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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