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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Beg Forgiveness–Cat's Meow, 7 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Beg Forgiveness–Cat's Meow, 7 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 620 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85120, -72.00562
Nearest town Abington, CT
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Beg Forgiveness–Cat's Meow, 7 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 512–620 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.85120, -72.00562

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto We-Li-Kit, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Big Hickory, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Vaughnted Hollow, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Airline Express, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Beg Forgiveness, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Airline Express, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Safety Third, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Thrill Me, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Cat's Meow, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Snake Den, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Tackle the Trail, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto The Wave, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop de Loop, heading SE.
  26. 0.8 miReach Beg Forgiveness, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock and Roll, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Wave, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Tackle the Trail, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Snake Den, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto PB&J, heading E.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Thrill Me, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftSharp left onto Safety Third, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 100 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Airline Express, heading N.
  46. 100 ftBear right onto Beg Forgiveness, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 100 ftTurn right onto Airline Express, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Vaughnted Hollow, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Hickory, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miContinue straight onto We-Li-Kit, heading N.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 200 ftArrive 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/beg-forgiveness-cats-meow-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 86°68° 30%
Fri 93°70° 30%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 91°69° 16%
Mon 92°71° 18%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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