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Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Rawson, CT. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 719 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81628, -72.09399
Nearest town Rawson, CT
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Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 522–719 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.81628, -72.09399

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 6.1 miTurn right onto Ghost Train, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willow, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Tackle the Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto PB&J, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Cat's Meow, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftReach Ghost Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto PB&J, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cat's Meow, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto PB&J, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tackle the Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Willow, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 6.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/james-l-goodwin-state-forest-viewpoint-out-back-24-km-d61f

Trail surface

62% dirt30% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:19 PM.

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