Air Line bridge over Judd Brook, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 452 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 532 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62799, -72.38756
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 261–531 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62799, -72.38756

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grayville Road, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 0.4 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

86% dirt4% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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