Air Line bridge over Judd Brook, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 315 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grayville Road 41.61521, -72.37320
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Elevation 261–316 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Grayville Road · 41.61521, -72.37320

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grayville Road, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading NE.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 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

73% dirt4% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ 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°69° 20%
Fri 94°72° 31%
Sat 93°71° 39%
Sun 94°67° 19%
Mon 94°73°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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