Air Line State Park Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Grosvenor Dale, CT. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 532 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Plum Road 41.96337, -71.88060
Nearest town Grosvenor Dale, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 402–532 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: Plum Road · 41.96337, -71.88060
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Plum Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Plum Road, heading SW.
- 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
87°68°
39%
Fri
93°71°
30%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
93°70°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
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