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Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 522 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 318 ft5.9 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

5.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 137–317 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: River Road · 41.57896, -72.42459

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miBear left onto Day Pond Road, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 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

30% dirt1% boardwalk69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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