Best hikes in Salmon River State Forest
Ambleway maps 24 hikes in Salmon River State Forest, from a 1.7-mile walk to a 14-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cowgirl–Good Friday Loop, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Cranberry Bog–Air Line State Park Trail, 6 sights, gaining 1,010 ft, and the network tops out at 602 ft.
- Day Pond Brook Falls–Day Pond State Park Beach, 3 beaches 1.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Jones Street Pond via Grayville Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Salmon River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Day Pond State Park Beach–Day Pond, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Grayville Road Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Day Pond–Day Pond State Park Beach, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Cowgirl–Good Friday, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Cowgirl–Good Friday Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Gulf Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Dickinson Road Connector & River Road 4 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Day Pond Road 4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Pines 4.2 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Blackledge River Greenway 4.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Lyman Viaduct (buried) 4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Comstock Bridge Connector (SRT) Viewpoint–Day Pond State Park Beach, 3 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Daly Rd Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Air Line State Park Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Grayville Falls–Jones Street Pond, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Daly Rd Trail & Skip the Fire Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Insect Hotel & Blackledge River Greenway 5.9 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Lower Packard Goose–Overlook, 4 sights 9 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Yellow Ribbon Tree–Air Line Viewpoint, 9 sights 14 mi · ▲ 824 ft
- Cranberry Bog–Air Line State Park Trail, 6 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft