Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 462 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 318 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Road 41.57896, -72.42459
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 137–317 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: River Road · 41.57896, -72.42459
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
34% dirt2% boardwalk64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ 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
80°63°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
95°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
38%
Sun
94°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from River Road Trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4 mi · ▲ 349 ft
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- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.3 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
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