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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

Directions

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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: Light rain, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 85% · wind 3 mph · 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 surface

73% gravel26% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F54°
Precip85%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 29% rain11 AM: 61% rain12 PM: 63% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 29% rain10 PM: 32% rain11 PM: 37% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°57° 33%
Tue 58°48° 20%
Wed 64°47°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 61°50° 34%
Sat 59°52° 34%

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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Good to know

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