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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 663 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail 41.63982, -72.33943
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Wells Woods Road via Air Line State Park Trail

4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 435–662 ft

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

Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail · 41.63982, -72.33943

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Wells Woods Road, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miArrive 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/wells-woods-road-out-back-6-km-6169

Trail surface

52% dirt36% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 91°70° 21%
Fri 94°71° 31%
Sat 93°69° 40%
Sun 93°67° 19%
Mon 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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