Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 305 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58428, -72.40067
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 142–304 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58428, -72.40067
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lyman Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
85% dirt11% gravel1% boardwalk3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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