Jones Street Pond & Grayville Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near North Westchester, CT. The route reaches Jones Street Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 535 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.59184, -72.39137
Nearest town North Westchester, CT
Directions
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Jones Street Pond & Grayville Road via Air Line State Park Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 254–533 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.59184, -72.39137
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Grayville Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Jones Street Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Jones Street Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
92°71°
18%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
94°68°
18%
Mon
94°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Air Line State Park Trail Trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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- Air Line State Park Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Grayville Falls via Air Line State Park Trail 4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 88 ft
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