Air Line bridge over Judd Brook, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 459 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62913, -72.37901
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 261–460 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62913, -72.37901

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 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 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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