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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 443 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96444, -71.87460
Nearest town Thompson, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 307–443 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Trailhead: 41.96444, -71.87460

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 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-4-km-4208

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 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°69° 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 (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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