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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Air Line Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Cobalt, CT. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 390 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56548, -72.54177
Nearest town Cobalt, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Air Line Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 161–391 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.56548, -72.54177

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.6 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Air Line Trail, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/air-line-trail-out-back-8-km-d306

Trail surface

90% gravel9% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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