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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Village Hill, CT. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 381 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70087, -72.23454
Nearest town Village Hill, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 229–381 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Trailhead: 41.70087, -72.23454

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:20 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Hop River Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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-6-km-d315

Trail surface

74% dirt26% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:20 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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