Lower Packard Goose–Rapallo Viaduct (buried), 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near East Hampton, CT. It climbs 334 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57251, -72.48261
Nearest town East Hampton, CT
Directions
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Lower Packard Goose–Rapallo Viaduct (buried), 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 330–542 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.57251, -72.48261
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto CQT, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Packard Goose, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Soul Train, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Packard Goose, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Rapallo Viaduct (buried), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Soul Train, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Packard Goose, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto CQT, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Rapallo Viaduct (buried), heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
78°64°
Thu
87°68°
18%
Fri
93°70°
31%
Sat
91°69°
37%
Sun
92°69°
19%
Mon
94°71°
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