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Salmon River State Forest

Dickinson Road Connector via Air Line State Park Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Dickinson Road Connector via Air Line State Park Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Westchester, CT. It climbs 608 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 276 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56769, -72.43691
Nearest town Westchester, CT
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Dickinson Road Connector via Air Line State Park Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 111–275 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: 41.56769, -72.43691

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dickinson Road Connector, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miReach Dickinson Road Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/dickinson-road-connector-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

54% dirt1% boardwalk45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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