Air Line Trail cut in Amston, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 532 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62718, -72.39067
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 254–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62718, -72.39067

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  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 SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  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. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 400 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

92% dirt3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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