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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 4 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Chaplin, CT. It climbs 506 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 682 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nutmeg Lane 41.81284, -72.10400
Nearest town Chaplin, CT
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Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 4 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 421–682 ft

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

Trailhead: Nutmeg Lane · 41.81284, -72.10400

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Nutmeg Lane, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 6.1 miTurn right onto Ghost Train, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willow, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Tackle the Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto PB&J, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Cat's Meow, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftReach Nutmeg Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto PB&J, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp left onto Willow, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 6.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 500 ftSharp right onto Nutmeg Lane, heading N.
  38. 0.3 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/cats-meow-ghost-train-out-back-4-sights-25-km

Trail surface

61% dirt30% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 93°71° 31%
Sat 92°69° 41%
Sun 94°67° 17%
Mon 94°70° 18%

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