Air Line State Park Trail & River Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near North Westchester, CT. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 259 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.58992, -72.39518
Nearest town North Westchester, CT · Official trailhead info (portal.ct.gov)
Directions
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Air Line State Park Trail & River Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 142–259 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.58992, -72.39518
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto River Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Air Line State Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 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
49% gravel49% dirt2% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
92°70°
18%
Fri
94°72°
30%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
94°67°
18%
Mon
94°73°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Day Pond Brook Falls & Air Line State Park Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Day Pond State Park Beach–Air Line State Park Trail, 4 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 596 ft
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