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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 10 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 10 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near North Westchester, CT. The route passes Cranberry Bog, Bell Company Pond, Artistic Wire Company Pond and Yellow Ribbon Tree before reaching Air Line Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 951 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 456 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
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Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 10 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 121–456 ft

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

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067

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. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  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 W.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
  8. 1.6 miPass Cranberry Bog.
  9. 0.4 miPass Bell Company Pond.
  10. 50 ftPass Artistic Wire Company Pond.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Air Line Trail, heading W.
  12. 350 ftPass Air Line Viewpoint.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftReach Yellow Ribbon Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Low Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pines, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  24. 1.3 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-5-lakes-23-km-42a7

Trail surface

85% dirt13% gravel1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.1″ 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 80°63°
Thu 88°70° 18%
Fri 95°72° 30%
Sat 92°71° 38%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 95°72°

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