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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near East Thompson, CT. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 541 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town of Thompson 42.00867, -71.80926
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 318–540 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  2. 4.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach Air Line State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 4.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-state-park-trail-tri-state-marker-loop-trail-out-back-24-km-28ef

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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