Air Line Trail atop River Road bridge, June 2021.jpg
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 454 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 276 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56374, -72.44536
Nearest town Westchester, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 137–275 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56374, -72.44536

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% dirt1% boardwalk45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.2″ 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°64°
Thu 92°71° 18%
Fri 94°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

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