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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Hope Valley, CT. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 604 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raymond Brook Overlook 41.61734, -72.36539
Nearest town Hope Valley, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 341–605 ft

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

Trailhead: Raymond Brook Overlook · 41.61734, -72.36539

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Raymond Brook Overlook, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.6 miTurn right onto Raymond Brook Overlook, heading SW.
  6. 150 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/williams-pond-out-back-16-km-6898

Trail surface

87% gravel11% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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