Ghost Train & Tackle the Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Rawson, CT. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 663 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80050, -72.08691
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Ghost Train & Tackle the Trail
13 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 520–664 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)
Trailhead: 41.80050, -72.08691
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 6.2 miTurn right onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willow, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Tackle the Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Ghost Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tackle the Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Willow, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Willow, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 6.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt37% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:04 PM
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