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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Beg Forgiveness & Nutmeg Lane via Vaughnted Hollow

16 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Beg Forgiveness & Nutmeg Lane via Vaughnted Hollow is a 16-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It climbs 547 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 682 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85120, -72.00562
Nearest town Abington, CT
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Beg Forgiveness & Nutmeg Lane via Vaughnted Hollow

16 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 421–682 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 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 6.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 500 ftSharp right onto Nutmeg Lane, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miReach Beg Forgiveness, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 6.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Airline Express, heading N.
  29. 100 ftBear right onto Beg Forgiveness, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Airline Express, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Vaughnted Hollow, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Hickory, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto We-Li-Kit, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 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-nutmeg-lane-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

62% dirt29% gravel9% 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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