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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 430 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.63219, -72.34381
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 337–430 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.63219, -72.34381

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Mill Site Path, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Mill Site Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-site-path-out-back-7-km-6c80

Trail surface

73% gravel26% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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