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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Grosvenor Dale, CT. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 532 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Road 41.96337, -71.88060
Nearest town Grosvenor Dale, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 402–532 ft

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

Trailhead: Plum Road · 41.96337, -71.88060

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Plum Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Plum Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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-17-km-1151

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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