Air Line State Park Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 373 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 532 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62718, -72.39067
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 254–531 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.62718, -72.39067
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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
89% dirt4% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.6″ 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°62°
Thu
91°69°
21%
Fri
93°71°
31%
Sat
92°70°
40%
Sun
93°67°
20%
Mon
93°72°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Grayville Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 468 ft
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