Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi354 – 650 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.61484, -72.36631
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
Directions
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Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 354–649 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.61484, -72.36631
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 3.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wells Woods Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Wells Woods Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 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
69% gravel9% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ 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
80°63°
Thu
91°69°
20%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
93°70°
39%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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