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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Air Line State Park Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Air Line State Park Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Colchester, CT. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 604 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60475, -72.31607
Nearest town Colchester, CT
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Air Line State Park Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 375–605 ft

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

Trailhead: 41.60475, -72.31607

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading NW.
  3. 2 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading SW.
  7. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 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-c88c

Trail surface

72% gravel8% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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