Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is a 9-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 617 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61771, -72.33130
Nearest town Amston, CT
Directions
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Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
9 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 337–615 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.61771, -72.33130
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mill Site Path, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Mill Site Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 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
61% gravel13% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
78°63°
Thu
90°69°
19%
Fri
93°71°
30%
Sat
92°69°
39%
Sun
93°66°
19%
Mon
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 8.9 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
More from this trailhead
- Crouch Road 2 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft
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