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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miReach Air Line State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
81°64°
Thu
89°69°
43%
Fri
94°71°
29%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
93°67°
Mon
94°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 10.6 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
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