Air Line State Park Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 541 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Elevation 318–540 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Air Line State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 4.5 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 62°F52°
Precip61%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
66°55°
52%
Tue
61°46°
17%
Wed
62°45°
Thu
63°43°
16%
Fri
61°49°
33%
Sat
57°51°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
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