Air Line Trail south of Thompson Road, July 2013.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Grosvenor Dale, CT. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 430 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Road 41.96337, -71.88060
Nearest town Grosvenor Dale, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 307–428 ft

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

Trailhead: Plum Road · 41.96337, -71.88060

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 65% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Plum Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miSharp left onto Plum Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 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

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F53°
Precip65%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 13% rain3 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 28% rain12 PM: 44% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 33% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 46% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 66°55° 52%
Tue 61°46° 17%
Wed 62°45°
Thu 63°43° 16%
Fri 61°49° 33%
Sat 57°51° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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