Post Hill & Grayville Falls via Air Line State Park Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section) near Amston, CT. The route passes Grayville Falls before reaching Post Hill at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 600 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 761 ft15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61136, -72.35697
Nearest town Amston, CT
Directions
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Post Hill & Grayville Falls via Air Line State Park Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 325–761 ft
Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)
Trailhead: 41.61136, -72.35697
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Grayville Falls.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 3.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 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
49% gravel28% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ 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°62°
Thu
91°70°
19%
Fri
94°71°
30%
Sat
93°69°
39%
Sun
93°67°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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