Air Line State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 349 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 246 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.57896, -72.42459
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
4 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 137–246 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.57896, -72.42459
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 83% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 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
20% dirt2% boardwalk78% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 63°F55°
Precip83%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
68°58°
30%
Tue
64°49°
21%
Wed
65°49°
Thu
66°47°
Fri
62°51°
37%
Sat
60°53°
37%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
More from River Road Trailhead
- High Road–Low Road, 4 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 841 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft
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