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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grayville Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Grayville Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
More from this trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Grayville Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Grayville Road 3 mi · ▲ 259 ft
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