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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
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- Buck Hill Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft
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