Air Line bridge over Judd Brook, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 541 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62816, -72.38318
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 261–541 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62816, -72.38318

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 350 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

86% dirt2% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark.

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