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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Air Line State Park Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. It climbs 449 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 617 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61771, -72.33130
Nearest town Amston, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 375–615 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.61771, -72.33130

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 2.5 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/williams-pond-out-back-19-km-95c7

Trail surface

70% gravel8% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 8 min before dark.

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