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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 12 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-state-park-trail-out-back-5-km-af48

Trail surface

86% dirt7% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 11 min before dark.

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