Governor's Island & Pine Acres Lake Loop via Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.6-mile loop in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Clarks Corner, CT. The route passes Pine Acres Lake and Governor's Island. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi561 – 656 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77569, -72.08224
Nearest town Clarks Corner, CT
Directions
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Governor's Island & Pine Acres Lake Loop via Air Line State Park Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 563–657 ft
Loop · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: 41.77569, -72.08224
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pine Acres Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miPass Governor's Island.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% gravel7% dirt1% paved61% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.3″ 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°64°
Thu
91°69°
27%
Fri
93°70°
30%
Sat
92°68°
40%
Sun
93°66°
17%
Mon
93°70°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pine Acres Lake & Goodwin Forest Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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