Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 440 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61136, -72.35697
Nearest town Amston, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 254–438 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.61136, -72.35697
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
67% dirt17% gravel16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°62°
Thu
91°70°
19%
Fri
94°71°
30%
Sat
93°69°
39%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Judd Brook Trail via Air Line State Park Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Jones Street Pond via Air Line State Park Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Grayville Road & Judd Brook Trail 7 mi · ▲ 494 ft
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