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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Post Hill & Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur

16.1 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 5 hr 37 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading N.
  2. 3.3 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Post Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 2 miSharp left onto Air Line State Park Trail - Colchester Spur, heading S.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/post-hill-ahlbert-pond-out-back-3-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

63% gravel21% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.9 mi in (~204 min). Leave by 3:07 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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