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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 705 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duffy Road 41.84989, -72.00691
Nearest town Abington, CT
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Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 522–706 ft

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

Trailhead: Duffy Road · 41.84989, -72.00691

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Duffy Road, heading S.
  2. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willow, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Tackle the Trail, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto Skid Row, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Tackle the Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Snake Den, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Cat's Meow, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftReach Ghost Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Snake Den, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Tackle the Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Skid Row, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Tackle the Trail, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Willow, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1.1 miSharp right onto Duffy Road, heading SW.
  23. 1 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/cats-meow-duffy-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

46% dirt54% 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 5:46 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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