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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Ghost Train & Tackle the Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Ghost Train & Tackle the Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 545 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Airline Distillery Trail 41.85877, -71.99640
Nearest town Abington, CT
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Ghost Train & Tackle the Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Elevation 493–546 ft

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

Trailhead: Airline Distillery Trail · 41.85877, -71.99640

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Airline Distillery Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Tackle the Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Willow, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miReach Tackle the Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Willow, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left onto Tackle the Trail, heading N.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Airline Distillery Trail, heading W.
  20. 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/ghost-train-tackle-the-trail-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 80°62°
Thu 91°69° 32%
Fri 93°70° 30%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 93°67° 16%
Mon 94°70° 18%

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