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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 440 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.63982, -72.33943
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Mill Site Path via Air Line State Park Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 337–441 ft

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

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.63982, -72.33943

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 SW.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Mill Site Path, heading SW.
  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 NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-site-path-out-back-9-km-b358

Trail surface

79% gravel20% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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