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
- Start on Grayville Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grayville Road Trailhead
- Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Grayville Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Grayville Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 59 ft
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