Air Line State Park Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 404 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 256 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57243, -72.43438
Nearest town Westchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
6 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 137–257 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.57243, -72.43438
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NW.
- 1 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
46% dirt1% boardwalk53% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ 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
79°63°
Thu
91°71°
18%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
92°71°
37%
Sun
93°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 2.9 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- River Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Double Down–Low Road, 7 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft
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