Air Line State Park Trail Loop is a 5.4-mile loop in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 449 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 532 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62913, -72.37901
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail Loop
5.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 261–531 ft
Loop · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.62913, -72.37901
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftThe 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
88% dirt4% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
91°70°
20%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
92°70°
39%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
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