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Salmon River State Forest

Air Line State Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 529 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56483, -72.44416
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 137–285 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56483, -72.44416

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 3.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 500 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-12-km-4593

Trail surface

53% dirt1% boardwalk46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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