Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Colchester, CT. It climbs 486 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 650 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60475, -72.31607
Nearest town Colchester, CT
Directions
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Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 375–649 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.60475, -72.31607
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 87% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 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.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
60% gravel7% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 62°F54°
Precip87%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
65°56°
31%
Tue
58°47°
20%
Wed
63°47°
Thu
64°45°
16%
Fri
61°49°
34%
Sat
58°52°
34%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Air Line State Park Trail
More from this trailhead
- Air Line State Park Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur 4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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