The Air Line State Park Trail – North is largely frequented by equestrians, hikers, cross-country skiers and mountain bikers. Start at the Goodwin State Forest Conservation Center off Route 6 in Hampton for the best option. From here to Route 44 in Pomfret, the Air Line Trail is quite scenic. The trail stretches farther north and east all the way to the borders of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The trail is in two segments: one is from Willimantic north to Kennedy Drive in Putnam; the other picks up again north of Putnam at Thompson Road near the cemetery and I-395.
At its southern terminus in Willimantic, you can pick up the
Air Line State Park Trail – South by taking South Street over the river and heading west (right) on Pleasant Street. The road changes to Kingsley and soon crosses the southern section of the Air Line State Park Trail. At the northern end in Goodwin State Forest, you can continue on the trail into Massachusetts, where the trail becomes the
Southern New England Trunk Line Trail.
The Goodwin State Forest Conservation Center is on Potter Road off of Route 6 in Hampton. There is parking available approximately 200 yards from the trail.
I have been hiking 5-7 mile segments for the past three weekends. You need good sturdy water proof hiking boots in order to navigate through the numerous wet spots in the trail, and as mentioned by another trail user the northern portion of the trail ...
The brush has been cleared from the trail at Potter Rd. by Goodwin Forest in Chaplin to Route 203 North Windham, CT. This trail is in my opinion a Mountain bike trail. I have a Comfort bike and I was able to ride it OK. A hybrid might be OK but a road ...
A bit beat-up or flooded in places (old railroad cuts or places where the ballast didn't last or nothing new's been put down. Not much money available in the local towns for upkeep, although a couple of them try., One big problem I noticed on it last ...