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Salmon River State Forest

Air Line State Park Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 532 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63091, -72.37891
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 254–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.63091, -72.37891

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 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. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-state-park-trail-out-back-12-km-278d

Trail surface

87% dirt5% 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 2 min before dark.

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