Air Line Trail cut in Amston, December 2018.JPG
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Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 444 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 541 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62816, -72.38318
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT

Directions

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Air Line State Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 254–541 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.62816, -72.38318

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto blowdown bypass, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt3% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark.

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