Air Line bridge over Judd Brook, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail Loop is a 5.4-mile loop in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 425 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 532 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62718, -72.39067
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail Loop

5.4 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 261–531 ft

Loop · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62718, -72.39067

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grayville Road, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading N.
  24. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt4% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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