onto Flanders Road, go a quarter mile. Turn right on Smith Road. On your left will be a small pond with a parking area.

To start in Amston:

Take Route 85 between Hebron and Colchester to the Amston section, this is about a half mile South of Route 207. There is a parking area located on the western side of Route 85 next to the Route 85 Lumber store.

East Hampton: The trail starts at Cranberry Meadow, next to Cranberry Bog. This area was once a natural cranberry producing bog. After about 1 miles youll come to Rapallo Viaduct. This was originally a railroad bridge built in 1873 and spanning 1,380 feet, 60 feet above Flat Brook. However, in 1913, the span was filled in because the bridge could no longer carry the weight of the new freight trains. At 2 miles youll cross the Lyman Viaduct. This was once a 1,108 foot railroad bridge crossing 137 feet high over Dickinsons Brook. This was also filled in around 1913. At approximately 3 miles, youll come to a parking area. The trail continues across Bull Hill Road. You may wish to take a side trip to see the Comstock Covered Bridge that crosses the Salmon River. Go right down Bull Hill Road approximately 1 miles. Continuing along the trail, after almost 5 miles youll cross River Road Bridge. Built in 1887, this 22 foot long brownstone arch bridge traversed what is now a paved River Road. Right after this bridge, youll come to a second newly built wooden bridge that crosses high above the Salmon River. Cross the bridge and take a small trail on the left side that goes down along the bridge embankment. About halfway down youll see a large perpendicular hole in the stonework. If you look up into the hole youll find the Letterbox. You may continue along the trail for another 3 miles to find a second Letterbox (see Airline Trail Letterbox) or even take the trail to its ending in Amston after another 6 miles. Continuing on, after about 6 miles from East Hampton, youll come to a commuter parking lot just off of Route 2. If you parked at the Route 2 commuter lot, just reverse these instructions to find the Letterbox. From the commuter lot, travel under Route 2 on Route 149 to the stop sign and take a right. At the bottom of this small hill, on your left, the trail picks up again. Less then a mile youll cross over a steel bridge which traverses high over Jeremy River. A second Letterbox is hidden here (see Airline Trail Letterbox). A hop, skip and a jump brings you to a wooden bridge over the same river. At 10 miles youll encounter Raymond Brook Marsh. Full of lilypads, beaver huts and wildlife. Beautiful. After 11 miles you reach the parking lot in Amston. To start in Amston, simply reverse these instructions. They have recently improved another mile of the trail from Amston towards Willimantic, where the trail is eventually supposed to hook up with the Hop River Trail. Lebanon has been doing trail work on their section.