Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 532 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62799, -72.38756
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 261–531 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.62799, -72.38756
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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
87% dirt4% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 62°F54°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
66°56°
31%
Tue
58°48°
20%
Wed
64°47°
Thu
65°45°
Fri
61°50°
36%
Sat
59°52°
36%
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
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- 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
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