Air Line State Park Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 250 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 456 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60473, -72.38250
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 254–455 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.60473, -72.38250
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
86% dirt7% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Grayville Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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