Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 315 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grayville Road 41.61521, -72.37320
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 254–316 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Grayville Road · 41.61521, -72.37320
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grayville Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
84% dirt5% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grayville Road Trailhead
- Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Grayville Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Grayville Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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