Post Hill & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Colchester, CT. The route reaches Post Hill at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 503 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 761 ft16.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur 41.58200, -72.32769
Nearest town Colchester, CT
Directions
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Post Hill & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur
16.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 375–761 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur · 41.58200, -72.32769
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading N.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Post Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading S.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% gravel21% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
91°70°
16%
Fri
94°71°
29%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
93°67°
18%
Mon
93°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~207 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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