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Salmon River State Forest

Cranberry Bog–Air Line State Park Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Cranberry Bog–Air Line State Park Trail, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Bog at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,010 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 443 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58992, -72.39518
Nearest town North Westchester, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
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Cranberry Bog–Air Line State Park Trail, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 121–444 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58992, -72.39518

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Pines, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Low Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto CQT, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  8. 1.6 miReach Cranberry Bog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pines, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.7 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/bell-company-pond-bell-company-pond-out-back-4-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

87% dirt12% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 92°70° 18%
Fri 94°72° 30%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°67° 18%
Mon 94°73°

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