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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 85% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 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

Light rainTemperature 62°F54°
Precip85%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 29% rain11 AM: 61% rain12 PM: 63% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 29% rain10 PM: 32% rain11 PM: 37% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 66°57° 33%
Tue 58°48° 20%
Wed 64°47°
Thu 65°46°
Fri 61°50° 34%
Sat 59°52° 34%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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