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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach & Air Line Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 59 min

YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach & Air Line Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 282 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.56567, -72.55704
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
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YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach & Air Line Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 102–281 ft

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

Trailhead: connector · 41.56567, -72.55704

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miPass YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach YMCA Camp Ingersoll Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 1.6 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/ymca-camp-ingersoll-beach-out-back

Trail surface

73% gravel3% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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