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Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)

Post Hill & Grayville Falls via Air Line State Park Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 5 hr 12 min

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Grayville Falls.
  5. 3.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miReach Post Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 3.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/post-hill-out-back-24-km-81e1

Trail surface

49% gravel28% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 3:23 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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