Air Line Trail cut in Amston, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 532 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63091, -72.37891
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 254–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.63091, -72.37891

Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 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

87% dirt5% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F54°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 32% rain11 AM: 63% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 84% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°57° 31%
Tue 63°48° 20%
Wed 64°47°
Thu 65°45°
Fri 62°50° 36%
Sat 59°52° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.

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