Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 315 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.59184, -72.39137
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 254–316 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.59184, -72.39137
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
94°68°
18%
Mon
94°73°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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