Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Ghost Train via Duffy Road

5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Ghost Train via Duffy Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 705 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clinic Road 41.84980, -72.01060
Nearest town Abington, CT

Directions

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Ghost Train via Duffy Road

5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 522–706 ft

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

Trailhead: Clinic Road · 41.84980, -72.01060

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Clinic Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Duffy Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ghost Train, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Ghost Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miSharp right onto Duffy Road, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Clinic Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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