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Air Line State Park Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Grosvenor Dale, CT. It climbs 421 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 738 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Road 41.96337, -71.88060
Nearest town Grosvenor Dale, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail–Hay Ride Trail, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 402–740 ft

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

Trailhead: Plum Road · 41.96337, -71.88060

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 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. 5.2 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Air Line State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading E.
  18. 1 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  19. 5.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftTurn right onto Plum Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 87°68° 39%
Fri 93°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 93°70°
Mon 93°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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